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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-CA Celebrates Passage of Bills Protecting Religious Liberties Through California State Legislature

(SACRAMENTO, CA – 9/15/2023) – The California chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today celebrated the successful passage of three CAIR-CA sponsored bills—SB 309, SB 461, and AB 1503—through their final stages in the California State Legislature, marking a significant win for safeguarding the civil rights and religious liberties of all Californians.  SEE: CAIR-CA Welcomes California […]

CAIR-CO Condemns Distribution of Antisemitic Flyers in Arapahoe County

(BOULDER, CO, 9/12/2023) – The Colorado chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CO), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the distribution of antisemitic flyers in Arapahoe County.  People in several neighborhoods in Arapahoe County discovered the flyers on their properties on Saturday. The flyers advertised a white […]

BREAKING: CAIR-NY Condemns Quran Desecration Outside Turkish House

(NEW YORK, NY, 9/9/2023) – The New York chapter of the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today condemned the reported desecration of a Quran, Islam’s revealed text, outside the Turkish House, which houses Türkiye’s consulate general and UN mission. A person reportedly threw a copy of the Quran to the ground and kicked it outside […]

CAIR Condemns Distribution of Neo-Nazi White Supremacist Material in Wisconsin

(WASHINGTON, DC, 9/4/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the distribution of neo-Nazi white supremacist and antisemitic material in Wisconsin. Police in Whitefish Bay, Wisc., say they are investigating more than 70 illegally-distributed hate flyers found in front of houses Sunday night. The […]

CAIR Condemns Marches by Neo-Nazi Groups in Florida

(WASHINGTON, DC, 9/3/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned marches by neo-Nazis in Florida on Saturday. Members of the hate groups, raising the Nazi salute and chanting “we are everywhere,” marched through parks in the Orlando area, with one group appearing at the […]

TODAY: CAIR, CAIR-Georgia Attorneys to Seek TRO in Dekalb Co. Jail Religious Accommodations Suit

CAIR, CAIR-Georgia Attorneys to Seek TRO in Dekalb Co. Jail Religious Accommodations Suit (WASHINGTON, D.C. 8/22/2023) – This morning, attorneys with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, along with CAIR-Georgia, will argue for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction in the Northern District of Georgia […]

BREAKING: CAIR Urges Stepped Up Security for D.C. Mosque Following Bomb Threat

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/19/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on local law enforcement authorities to step up security measures for a Washington, D.C., mosque following a bomb threat reportedly targeting that house of worship. That threat was reportedly made against Masjid Muhammad, also called […]