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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 Urges Facebook Oversight Board to Reject Pressure to Censor Pro-Palestinian Speech

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on Facebook’s Oversight Board to reject pressure to recommend that the social media company censor posts or hashtags using the phrase “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” based on the false claim that it […]

CAIR Condemns Sec. Blinken’s Implicit Threat to Help Senate Republicans Target ICC Over Israel Arrest Warrants

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s implicit threat to help Republicans in Congress impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) after it sought arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and defense minister. SEE: Blinken to Senate: Open to […]

CAIR in the News, May 22, 2024

CAIR-LA Condemns Zbur Statement – Sacramento Bee “As a civil rights leader, you should recognize the anti-Palestinian hate on display during the attack at UCLA. Instead, your May 3rd statement shows a dangerous double standard in dealing with the civil rights of Palestinians, Arabs, and Muslims. It also disregards the clear Islamophobic, xenophobic, and anti-Palestinian […]

CAIR-LA Condemns Assemblymember Zbur’s Response to Recent Violence Against UCLA Anti-Genocide Student Encampment

The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today condemned California Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur’s one-sided response to the recent violent attack by a pro-Israel mob against students at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) peaceful anti-genocide encampment. On May 3, Assemblymember Zbur released a one-sided statement that disregards the Islamophobic, […]

CAIR Releases Congressional Scorecard and Resources for Key Legislation Impacting American Muslims

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the nation, today released its “2024 General Election Congressional Scorecard” and “2024 Sample Questions for Candidates and Government Officials” to educate American Muslim voters and allies about how their members of Congress voted on key legislation and provide sample questions to ask candidates […]

CAIR Condemns Israel’s West Bank Massacre, Killing of School Children

Civil rights and advocacy group condemns other war crimes and abuses across Palestine (WASHINGTON, DC – 5/21/2024) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the latest Israeli war crimes and abuses targeting Palestinian civilians, including the killing of school children in an attack on the […]

CAIR in the News, May 21, 2024

CAIR: Gov. Greg Abbott, Texas colleges sued over policies targeting protesters Now, Students for Justice in Palestine at University of Texas at Dallas and the University of Houston have partnered with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) to sue Abbott, the UT System and the UH System over […]