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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 Applauds Md. Senate President’s Support for Religious Freedom After Lawmaker’s Reported Rebuke of Muslim Students

(BALTIMORE, MD, 2/26/2023) – The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today applauded Senate President Bill Ferguson’s (D-Baltimore City) support for religious freedom after Muslim students were rebuked for not standing during the chamber’s opening prayer.   Sen. Cheryl Kagen (D-Montgomery) addressed the chamber immediately […]

CAIR-Philadelphia Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Vandalism Targeting West Oak Lane Mosque

(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 2/26/2023) – The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR- Philadelphia) today called on law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive for vandalism targeting a West Oak Lane Mosque.  Security cameras caught a male suspect spray-painting symbols and phrases – including “Jesus Christ” – on the walls and doors of […]

CAIR Expresses Appreciation for President Jimmy Carter’s Humanitarian Activism, Advocacy for Racial Justice

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/20/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed thanks to former President Jimmy Carter for his decades of humanitarian work and activism both in the United States and abroad. Carter, 98, recently entered hospice care. The Carter Center said in a statement that […]

CAIR Condemns Distribution of Racist, Antisemitic Hate Materials in Tenn., Ore., W.Va., Va., Texas, and Fla.

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/20/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the distribution of racist and antisemitic hate materials in a number of states nationwide, including Tennessee, Oregon, West Virginia, Virginia, Texas, and Florida. Over the past weekend, CAIR also called on state and federal law […]

CAIR-Ohio Welcomes CSU’s Decision to Ban Man Who Allegedly Targeted Palestinian, Middle Eastern and Muslim Students

(CLEVELAND, OH 2/20/2023) – The Cleveland chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Ohio (CAIR-Ohio) today welcomed Cleveland State University’s (CSU) decision to ban an extremist anti-Palestinian rabbi from campus grounds after allegations that he repeatedly harassed students who advocate for Palestinian human rights. SEE: Rabbi arrested, banned from Cleveland universities over his anti-Palestinian activism   SEE: Rabbi Popivker banned from CSU campus; […]

CAIR Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Nazi Flag Used to Intimidate North Carolina Jewish Worshipers

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/18/2023) – 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 investigate an incident involving a Nazi flag allegedly used to intimidate Jewish worshipers at a North Carolina synagogue as a possible hate crime. Police in Boone, N.C., […]