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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, October 20, 2024

CAIR: For US universities, Arab and Muslim lives do not matter – Al Jazeera In response to the leaked audio, the Council on American-Islamic Relations Michigan Chapter (CAIR-MI) filed a complaint with the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights. The complaint calls for an investigation into whether the University of Michigan has followed “its […]

CAIR Says ‘History will Hold ‘Genocide Joe’’ and Admin Officials Accountable After Latest Israeli Slaughter of 87 in Gaza

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said history will judge President Biden and his administration’s officials for enabling genocide after another massacre of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, this time murdering 87 – including many children – in an Israeli attack on north Gaza’s Beit Lahiya. […]

CAIR Says Daily Israeli Massacres, the Latest Murdering 44 – Including Palestinian Artist – Demonstrate Biden Admin Lack of Respect for Arab, Muslim Humanity

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said the latest Israeli massacres of civilians in Gaza, this time of at least 44 people – including a Palestinian artist – in attacks on refugee camps again demonstrate the Biden administration’s lack of respect for Arab and Muslim […]

CAIR in the News, October 19, 2024

CAIR: Muslim candidates surge in local elections in US – Voice of America Last year, CAIR, a civil rights group promoting American-Islamic relations, tallied 235 Muslim elected officials, including nearly 50 in New Jersey, home to the largest Muslim population per capita in the country. This year, the group expects the total number to surpass […]

CAIR in the News, October 18, 2024

CAIR: Why Trump’s vision of post-war Gaza has gained little traction – Roll Call “Jared Kushner and anyone else suggesting that the Israeli government should ethnically cleanse millions of Palestinians from their land for the sake of beachfront property is either genocidal or delusional — or both,” Edward Ahmed Mitchell, national deputy director of the […]

CAIR Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Fake Pagers, Israeli Military Sweatshirt Mailed to Palestinian-Owned Business in Baltimore

The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the FBI to launch a hate crime investigation into an apparently bias-motivated incident targeting a small business in Baltimore. Earlier this month, two packages containing fake pagers and a sweatshirt emblazoned with the […]

CAIR Welcomes Tennessee Court Ruling Allowing Changes to Confederate-Themed Street Names

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a ruling by a court in Tennessee that would allow cities to change Confederate-themed street names. Chancellor Patricia Head Moskal agreed with officials in Forest Hills, Tennessee, who fought for the right to rename six streets, overruling the […]