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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.

Israeli War Crimes of the Day: CAIR Condemns Israeli Execution of Gaza Fishermen, Systematic Destruction of Housing and Water Wells

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned what it called the latest “Israeli war crimes of the day” after a UNICEF official said he witnessed the execution of two Palestinian fishermen by Israeli forces. Those two men were reportedly killed while fishing off the coast […]

CAIR in the News, June 15, 2024

CAIR-Houston: Montgomery County DA, citing disagreement with family of slain pediatrician, recuses himself from murder case – Houston Public Media John Floyd, an attorney representing Khan’s family, said in a December news release from the Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) that the timing of the doctor’s murder, “along with increased Islamophobia […]

CAIR-LA Urges Southern California Congressional Delegation Members To Boycott Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Joint Address to Congress

The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) yesterday sent a letter to Southern California Congressional Delegation members urging them to boycott Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s joint address to Congress next month.SEE: Gaza War: Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu to address US Congress on July 24 On May 31, Speaker of the House […]

CAIR Welcomes Harford County Executive’s Support for Maryland Mosque Facing Bias, Opposition

 The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) welcomed Harford County Executive Bob Cassilly’s support for Harford Islamic Center/Masjid Ibrahim following calls for officials to support the community that has been facing Islamophobia and opposition by some individuals in the area. In a statement to local media, County Executive Cassilly said in part: […]

CAIR in the News, June 14, 2024

CAIR: Israeli government sparks outcry with X videos saying ‘there are no innocent civilians’ in Gaza – NBC Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said that the video was a sign that the Israeli government feels emboldened. “It is a video confession,” he said in a phone interview. “It is the […]

CAIR in the News, June 113, 2024

CAIR: Red states strike deals to show controversial conservative videos in schools – Washington Post Critics say PragerU lessons distort history and facts to serve a conservative worldview. Some scientists have said PragerU videos lack context and downplay climate change as climate alarmism, while the Council on American-Islamic Relations alleges some videos are anti-Muslim. Other […]