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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 Marks Juneteenth

On Juneteenth, we commemorate the abolition of slavery in our nation. As we mark this important day, let us come together to continue the struggle for justice for all.

CAIR-LA Condemns Antisemitic Flyer Distributed to Home in Los Angeles County

CAIR-LA Condemns Antisemitic Flyer Distributed to Home in Los Angeles County   (LOS ANGELES, CA – 6/19/2023) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today condemned the distribution of antisemitic flyers in Redondo Beach, Calif., early this morning.  A resident of the Southern California neighborhood was taking out his trash when he […]

CAIR Condemns Distribution of White Supremacist Material in Virginia

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/19/23) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the distribution of racist, white supremacist material in Charlottesville, Va. Residents found the hate material from a group tied to Ku Klux Klan (KKK) the in their driveways on Sunday morning. SEE: White supremacist […]

CAIR, CAIR-PA Welcome Conviction of Pittsburgh Tree of Life Synagogue Shooter

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/16/23) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and its Pittsburgh chapter today welcomed the conviction of Robert Bowers, the man who attacked a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018, killing 11 congregants in an act of antisemitic terror. Bowers was convicted on 63 criminal counts, including […]

CAIR-LA Demands El Camino College Apologize and Protect Student Targeted for Speech Criticizing Israeli Human Rights Abuses   

(LOS ANGELES, CA – 6/16/2023) – The Los Angeles office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today strongly condemned El Camino College’s statement and actions unjustly targeting recent graduate Jana Abulaban for speaking out against the Israeli government’s apartheid policies, ethnic cleansing, and other human rights abuses against the Palestinian people. At her El Camino College commencement […]

CAIR Urges Feds to Help Probe Vandalism Targeting North Dakota Immigrant Center

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/16/23) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to help investigate a possible bias motive for vandalism targeting an immigrant center in North Dakota. Vandals smashed five windows at the New American Consortium for Wellness and […]

BREAKING: CAIR-MN Welcomes DOJ Report Showing Pattern of Minneapolis Police Violating Rights

(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 6/16/23) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) welcomed the findings of a two-year U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) investigation into the practices of the Minneapolis Police Department – a probe prompted by the killing of George Floyd in 2020 – showing a pattern of officers violating constitutional rights and discriminating […]