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Author: Ibrahim Hooper

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 an Islamic perspective on current events or debate controversial issues.

CAIR in the News, June 13, 2025

CAIR-CA: Inside the Activist Groups Resisting ICE – The New Yorker Video: CAIR-WA Expresses Concern About Anti-Muslim Bias Incident at City Park in Edmonds CAIR-DFW: Woman Detained on Honeymoon Faces Deportation Despite Being Stateless – Newsweek Video: CAIR-DFW Demands ICE Halt Deportation of Palestinian Newlywed Ward Sakeik CAIR-DFW: North Texas newlywed fears ICE will deport […]

CAIR in the News, June 12, 2025

CAIR-LA: Why Palestinian symbols are showing up at anti-ICE rallies – The New Arab CAIR: Group puts Randy Fine on its ‘Islamophobia hate list,’ calls him an ‘anti-Muslim extremist’ – Daytona Beach News-Journal CAIR: Rep. Fine Called ‘Racist’, ‘Extremist’ by Muslim Group – News Daytona Beach Rep. Randy Fine Labeled an ‘Anti-Muslim Extremist’ by CAIR […]

BREAKING: CAIR Welcomes Judge’s Ruling that Detained Anti-Genocide Activist Mahmoud Khalil Must Be Released

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a federal judge’s ruling that anti-genocide activist and legal U.S. resident Mahmoud Khalil must be released from detention. SEE: Judge says government must release Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil – AP Khalil was detained in March, the first […]

CAIR in the News, June 11, 2025

CAIR-AZ: Hobbs vetoes antisemitism bill that would have made teachers personally liable – Arizona Daily Star CAIR-AZ: Hobbs calls Republicans’ ‘antisemitism’ bill bunk – KAWC That language in the IHRA also provoked a letter to Hobbs from the Council on American-Islamic Relations and other groups urging a veto. Signers also questioned the legality of HB […]

CAIR in the News, June 10, 2025

CAIR-MI: UM cancels undercover private security contracts after threat report – The Detroit News CAIR-MI: UMich terminates plainclothes security contracts on campus – The Michigan Daily CAIR-MI: University of Michigan drops private security group accused of surveilling pro-Palestinian students – CBS CAIR: US Muslim group condemns deadly attack on paramedics, journalist – Al Jazeera CAIR: […]

CAIR in the News, June 9, 2025

CAIR-OK: Attorney General Gentner Drummond calls for removal of all Oklahoma Afghan refugees – KGOU Veronica Laizure-Henry, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Oklahoma, said Drummond’s comments were met with frustration, fear and disappointment from the resettled Afghan population. Deportation, she said, would result in torture and death. Laizure-Henry also said the […]