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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. 1, 2024

CAIR: Anti-Muslim hate crimes in US up since October (Video) CAIR-Ohio: He says he was the victim of Islamophobia. Lyft ‘fired’ him for alleged antisemitism “It is deeply troubling that Lyft did not thoroughly investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident before taking punitive action against Mr. Zaghmot,” CAIR-Ohio Legal Director Lina Abbaoui said in a […]

CAIR in the News, Jan. 31, 2024

CAIR-MN: Frey vetoes Minneapolis City Council’s ceasefire resolution The resolution was supported by a number of Palestinian-rights and Islamic groups, including the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, as well as several progressive groups pushing for boycotts and disinvestment from Israel and at least one Jewish group highly critical of Israel’s policy toward […]

CAIR in the News, Jan. 30, 2024

CAIR: Complaints of Anti-Palestinian Workplace Discrimination Are Spiking CAIR plans to release the full dataset in the coming months. But even in the face of this report, CAIR’s national executive director, Nihad Award, is optimistic. “Despite this disturbing wave of bias targeting the Muslim, Arab-American and Palestinian communities, we are witnessing an impressive resilience in the face of […]

CAIR Asks VP Harris to Clarify Why Two Muslim Women in Hijab Were Barred from Nevada Event

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Vice President Kamala Harris to clarify why two Muslim women wearing Islamic head scarves, or hijab, were allegedly profiled and barred from attending a “get out the vote” event featuring the vice president in Nevada. A video posted online reportedly shows the […]