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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-LA Welcomes Arrest of Suspect in Shooting of Two Men Outside of LA Synagogues

(LOS ANGELES, CA – 02/17/2023) – The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today welcomed the arrest of the suspect involved in the nonfatal shooting of two men in the Pico-Robertson, Calif., neighborhood on two separate incidents.    On Wednesday, it was reported that a man was shot in the […]

CAIR Condemns Distribution of White Supremacist Recruiting Propaganda in McLean, Virginia

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 2/17/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the distribution of white supremacist propaganda material in McLean, Va. Fairfax County police say some 50 flyers promoting a white supremacist hate group were distributed in McLean on Thursday. At least one of the flyers […]

CAIR-Michigan Action Alert: Include Religious Protections in Senate Bill 4

(CANTON, MI, 2/17/2023) – The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a local chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Michigan lawmakers to include explicit religious protections in Senate Bill 4. Proposed amendments to the Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act leave religious institutions vulnerable to expensive […]

CAIR-MA Welcomes Hate Crime Charge in Alleged Anti-Asian Attack

(BOSTON, MA, 2/16/2023) – The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA) today welcomed hate crime charges for the perpetrator of an alleged anti-Asian attack in Quincy.  The charges were filed against a man who allegedly struck an Asian man with his car twice while saying “go back to China” last month. He has […]