Nihad Awad – National Board Member
Nihad Awad is the Executive Director and co-founder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest non-profit Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States. He has been frequently interviewed on national and international media such as CNN, BBC World Service, PBS, C-SPAN, NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Voice […]
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 international television programs to offer […]
CAIR-MN Asks DOJ to Probe Bias in Rejection of Islamic Center
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 6/13/12) — The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today called on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate allegations of anti-Muslim bias in the rejection of a proposed Islamic center in St. Anthony, Minn.Last night, the St. Anthony City Council voted 4-1 to deny a conditional use permit […]
Judge Rejects ‘National Security’ Defense in Muslim’s Bias Suit
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/7/12) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed a federal judge’s ruling that rejects a claim by a Washington, D.C., hotel that it had the right to discriminate against a Muslim employee because of a “national security exemption.”United States District Judge Barbara J. Rothstein ruled yesterday that “the national security exemption […]
Lemonade Girl (1-minute video)
As-salaamu alaykum (peace be to you), Recently, the parents of nine-year-old Muslim twins reported to CAIR that their children had been facing chronic, anti-Muslim bullying for years. They told us their son was taunted because of his religion and ethnicity, and was told, “All Muslims are dirty and they kill people.” Their daughter was allegedly […]
CAIR Launches Special Civil Rights Defense Fund
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/23/12) – In response to the more than 2000 discrimination cases CAIR received in the past year, we have expanded our civil rights department by hiring new attorneys and have added other staff who will monitor growing Islamophobia and the more than 54 anti-Islam bills introduced in state legislatures nationwide.Because of this increased […]
CAIR Asks Pentagon to Dismiss Officer Who Taught ‘Total War’ on Islam
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/10/12) — A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today called on the Department of Defense (DoD) to dismiss the instructor who taught fellow officers that only a “total war” on Islam would protect America, that they should use “Hiroshima” tactics, target civilian populations, and abandon the Geneva Conventions.The Washington-based Council […]
Calif. Muslims Organize Historic ‘Muslim Day at the Capitol’
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 5/9/12) — On Monday, May 7, about 70 members of the California Muslim community participated in the first annual “Muslim Day at the Capitol.” In this first-of-a-kind event, Muslims from across the state held 40 meetings with their legislators in Sacramento and engaged them on two critical pieces of legislation in efforts to […]
CAIR, Fla. Muslims Meet U.S. Attorney, FBI on Civil Rights, Bullying
(MIAMI, FL, 5/2/12) — Representatives of the Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-FL) and the South Florida Muslim community met Monday with U.S. Attorney Wilfredo A. Ferrer, Assistant U.S. Attorney Norman Heming and an FBI official to discuss issues of mutual concern, including civil rights and school bullying.The meeting was part of […]
CAIR-MN Offers Religious Accommodation Workshop to Employers
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 5/2/12) — The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today hosted its “Positive Interactions” employer workshop to address issues of religious accommodation in the workplace.More than 20 managers from Twin Cities metro-area companies, including several large corporations, attended the day-long workshop to better understand the legal obligation of religious accommodation […]