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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, Feb. 5, 2024

CAIR: Many Muslim voters no longer see Trump as worse than Biden (CNN) Amina Barhumi, executive director of the Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, told me about a surge in anti-Muslim “hate crimes, assaults and discriminatory incidents” since October 7. Reports of such incidents rose 172% nationwide year-over-year, she said, with a “600% […]

CAIR Asks Groups Defending Press Freedom to Condemn Israeli Torture of Gaza Journalist

Journalist says he was hung from the ceiling by his wrists with his toes off the ground for six hours (WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/4/2024) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on domestic and international organizations defending press freedom to speak out against the alleged torture […]

CAIR-MI Welcomes Stepped-up Police Patrols at Dearborn Houses of Worship after Anti-Muslim WSJ Op-Ed

(CANTON, MI, 2/3/2024) – The Michigan chapter of Council on America Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a local chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed stepped-up police patrols at house of worship and “major infrastructure points” in Dearborn, Michigan, after the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published an inflammatory anti-Muslim commentary targeting that […]

CAIR in the News, Feb. 3, 2024

CAIR: Pelosi defiant over criticism of cease-fire statements: ‘I don’t care about what they’re saying’ (SF Chronicle) Council on American Islamic Relations Executive Director Nihad Awad called the claims “delusional” and said “her call for the FBI to investigate those protesters without any evidence is downright authoritarian.” CAIR: Howard County won’t allow public testimony on […]

CAIR Says Biden Admin Should End Genocide in Gaza Instead of Waging War Across Mideast

Muslim civil rights group says latest strikes in Iraq and Syria show ‘the total failure’ of Biden’s Mideast policy (WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/2/2024) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said President Biden should end the far-right Israeli government’s genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza instead of […]

CAIR in the News, Feb. 2. 2024

CAIR: Federal employees observe days of fasting in support of Gaza CAIR: Markey, Lofgren Announce Legislation to Protect Refugee Entry into United States CAIR-MN: Following attacks, federal grants help boost security at Minnesota mosques (Sahan Journal) As many as 11 Minnesota mosques have been damaged or defaced in the last 18 months, part of an […]