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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, April 3, 2025

CAIR-Texas: Greg Abbott launches blitz to stop Islamic community after outpouring from right-wing activists – The Houston Chronicle “To me, as someone who is a sixth generation Texan, it reads that I’m not welcome here,” said William White, director of the Houston branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim advocacy group. […]

CAIR-Philadelphia Questions Whether Revocation of Temple U Student’s Visa Resulted from Anti-Genocide Activism

The Philadelphia Chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today questioned whether federal authorities revoked the visa of a Temple University student due to peaceful anti-genocide activism in defense of Palestinian rights, as has occurred at other universities. In an email to Temple University community, President […]

CAIR in the News, April 2, 2025

CAIR-FL: Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Prompts Warnings, Advice For Green Card And Visa Holders – HuffPost “Understand that when they go in detention, they’re not getting out. They’re sitting there and they’re being pushed out of the country,” said attorney Robert Sichta with the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Florida chapter. CAIR-GA: Advocates call for police to […]

CAIR Opposes Trump Admin Interference with National Museum of African American History and Culture

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned an executive order signed by President Trump that seeks to remove “improper ideology” from federal sites and allows the nationwide return of monuments honoring the traitorous and white supremacist Confederacy. Associated Press stated: “Critics argued the order is […]

CAIR in the News, March 29, 2025

CAIR: Fear spreads among Muslim Americans as Trump travel ban looms – USA Today “U.S. citizens are afraid to travel overseas, believing there’s a possibility they will be prevented by the Trump administration to return, especially if they’re traveling to Muslim countries,” said Robert McCaw, the government affairs director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, […]

CAIR Says Trump’s Ramadan Iftar ‘Rings Hollow’ Without End to Gaza Genocide

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said President Trump’s hosting of a Ramadan iftar, or fast-breaking meal, “rings hollow” without an end to U.S. support for the Israeli genocide in Gaza. In a statement, CAIR said: “During the Biden administration, the White House hosted iftar […]

CAIR Welcomes UN Recognition of Israel’s ‘Atrocity Crimes,’ Calls for Probe of Murder of Palestinian Paramedics

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today demanded accountability for the Israeli genocide in Gaza after a statement by the United Nations said that Israeli attacks on Gaza bear the hallmarks of “atrocity crimes.” CAIR also called for a UN investigation of the reported Israeli execution of […]