CAIR National Department Directors

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Nihad Awad, National Executive Director

Nihad Awad is the National Executive Director and co-founder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States. In addition to his work with CAIR, Mr. Awad has also served

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Edward Ahmed Mitchell – Deputy Director

Edward Ahmed Mitchell is a civil rights attorney and former journalist who serves as the National Deputy Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States. Mr. Mitchell has also served as President, Vice President and Secretary of the National

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Ibrahim Hooper – Communications Director

Ibrahim Hooper is the National Communications Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). He holds a bachelor’s degree in history and a master’s of art in journalism and mass communication. Hooper has been with CAIR since its founding in 1994. As CAIR’s spokesman he appears frequently on national and

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Lena Masri, Esq. – National Litigation and Civil Rights Director, General Counsel

Lena F. Masri, Esq. is the National Litigation Director and General Counsel at CAIR, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization. She focuses her practice in the area of high-impact and strategic civil rights litigation. She is the former Legal Director of CAIR-MI. She is licensed to practice

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Thania Clevenger – Chief Operating Officer

Thania Diaz Clevenger is a dynamic public servant, community leader, and civil rights advocate with a strong background in business. Raised by Cuban immigrant entrepreneurs, Thania embodies the values of hard work, persistence, freedom, and equality that have shaped her sense of leadership and professionalism. With her expertise as an

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Priscilla Ellison – Director of People and Culture

Priscilla Ellison is the director of People and Culture at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization.

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Corey Saylor – Research and Advocacy Director

Corey Saylor is the Research and Advocacy Director at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization. He an expert on political communications, media relations and anti-Islam prejudice in the United States with over two decades of experience.The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Washington

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Robert McCaw – Government Affairs Department Director

Robert McCaw is Government Affairs Department Director at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization. Since 2011, he has overseen CAIR’s Muslim civic engagement and empowerment programs that bring American Muslim community concerns to Congress, the White House, and federal and state

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Nicole Fauster-Bradford – Community Advocacy Director

Nicole Fauster-Bradford serves as CAIR’s Community Advocacy Director. Her experience includes conducting extensive civil rights compliance work for local and federal governmental agencies, private entities, and institutions of higher education, with a focus on Title VI, Title VII, and Title IX investigations. Fauster Bradford also previously served as CAIR-Georgia’s Civil

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Zainab Chaudry – Director of CAIR’s Office in Maryland

Zainab Chaudry, Pharm.D. is the Maryland Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, America's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization. She is the first Muslim to be appointed to the Maryland State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights - an independent, bipartisan agency established by Congress

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Asma Rehman – National Chapter Manager

Asma Rehman is National Chapter Manager at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization. Asma comes to CAIR National from CAIR-Kansas, where she served as Development Director, planned the chapter’s inaugural banquet and raised almost double the organization's fundraising goals in less than