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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-NY Condemns NYPD SRG, Mayor Adams for Violence Used Against Bay Ridge Protesters

The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned both the NYPD Strategy Response Group (SRG) for the violence used against peaceful pro-Palestine protesters in Bay Ridge and Mayor Eric Adams for his reported approval of such tactics.  On Saturday, a protest […]

CAIR-NY, BAAG, NYMAN to Hold Muslim Legislative Advocacy Day at State Capitol

On Tuesday, May 21, the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, along with the Bangladeshi American Advocacy Group (BAAG) and the New York Muslim Action Network (NYMAN), will hold Muslim Legislative Advocacy Day at the State Capitol.  As part of the programming, CAIR-NY, BAAG, […]

CAIR Condemns Latest Israeli Massacre of Women and Children in Gaza

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned an Israeli airstrike in Gaza that killed 27 people, mostly women and children. That airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in central Gaza killed 10 women and seven children. A separate Israeli bombing killed five people. In a […]

CAIR in the News, May 20, 2024

CAIR-NY: Muslims say religious freedom violated by sheriff’s office after University of Tennessee arrest – Knoxville News Sentinel Some lawsuits have resulted in costly settlements in favor of women forced to remove their hijab. The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations initiated a class-action civil rights lawsuit in federal court in 2020 […]

CAIR Calls on President Biden Not to Interfere with ICC Prosecutor’s ‘Clear and Credible’ Charges Against Israeli Leaders

Muslim civil rights and advocacy group also again calls on U.S. to stop funding Netanyahu’s genocide (WASHINGTON, DC – 5/20/2024) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Biden administration to respect and not interfere with the “clear and credible” arrest warrant applications […]

CAIR Repeats Call for DOJ to Drop Prosecution of Julian Assange for Exposing U.S. War Crimes

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today again urged the U.S. Department of Justice to drop its efforts to extradite and prosecute Julian Assange for exposing war crimes committed by U.S. forces in Iraq.  That call by the Washington, D.C., based civil rights organization comes after […]

CAIR Leader, Morehouse Alum, Praises Students for Respectful Protests Against Biden, Solidarity with Palestinian People

The national deputy director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a graduate of Morehouse College, today praised students and faculty who respectfully expressed solidarity with the Palestinian people and protested President Biden’s appearance during the historically black college’s 2024 commencement. CAIR Deputy ED: Biden “should not be speaking at the alma mater of Doctor […]