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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, February 12, 2025

CAIR: 18-year-old who made hundreds of swatting calls gets 4 years – UPI CAIR: What we know about the Super Bowl halftime show demonstrator – CNN CAIR: ‘Forced displacement is ethnic cleansing’: Dozens of US, foreign groups condemn Trump’s Gaza remarks – The New Arab CAIR-CT: Waterbury pays $20K after police candidate says his political […]

CAIR Welcomes Bias Crime Charges for Alleged Threats Targeting Hispanic Family in Oregon

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the arrest of man in Oregon for allegedly brandishing a shotgun at a Hispanic family yelling “racially-charged” words. Jonathan Mauris Haun, 27, was arraigned Monday on three charges of unlawful use of a weapon and three charges of […]

CAIR-CT Supports New Haven’s Lawsuit Against Trump Admin’s Attacks on Sanctuary Cities

The Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said it stands in full support of New Haven’s leadership in its legal challenge to Trump’s administration and supports the city in its decision to officially join a multi-jurisdictional lawsuit against the […]

CAIR in the News, February 11, 2025

CAIR: Trump’s ethnic cleansing plans for Gaza rejected by over 110 groups: “An act of unconscionable immorality” – TAG24 CAIR: NGO Statement Opposing President Trump’s Recent Statements Supporting the Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza CAIR-MI: Trump braces for ‘awkward’ meeting with Jordan’s king after offer to ‘own’ Gaza – Washington Examiner CAIR: What we […]

CAIR in the News, February 10, 2025

CAIR: Trump Suggests Palestinians Won’t Have Right To Return To Redeveloped Gaza – Forbes Council on American-Islamic Relations’ National Executive Director Nihad Awad said: “If the Palestinian people were ever somehow forcibly expelled from Gaza, this crime against humanity would complete the Israeli genocide of the Palestinians on their own land, spark widespread conflict, put […]

CAIR-Ohio Condemns Neo-Nazi Group’s Hate Event in Historically Black Neighborhood

The Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a banner and flags with Nazi swastikas and white supremacist statements put up by a group of neo-Nazis on a highway overpass in a historically Black community in that state. SEE: […]