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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-Minnesota Welcomes DHS Extension and Re-Designation of TPS to Somali Nationals

(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 1/12/23) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today welcomed the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) extension and re-designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali nationals currently in the United States. See: Secretary Mayorkas Announces Extension and Re-Designation of Somalia for Temporary Protected Status Background: TPS extension and re-designation will allow Somali […]

TODAY: CAIR-MA Reps to Speak at Community Rally Seeking Justice for Muslim Student Killed by Cambridge Police

(BOSTON, MA, 1/9/2022) – Later today, representatives of the Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA) will speak at a community rally, organized by the Bangladesh Association of New England (BANE), seeking justice for Sayed Arif Faisal, who was shot and killed by Cambridge police. CAIR-MA represents Faisal’s family.  WHEN: Monday, Jan. 9, 3 p.m.  WHERE: Cambridge […]

CAIR-Ohio Celebrates Religious Accommodations Bill Signed into Law

(COLUMBUS, OH – 1/4/23) – The Ohio Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio) celebrated a decision by Governor DeWine to sign House Bill 353, otherwise known as the “Testing Your Faith Act” into law.   SEE: CAIR-Ohio Testifies in Support of Religious Accommodation Bill for College Students  The law now requires the state’s public […]

BREAKING: CAIR-Sacramento Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Vandalism Targeting Tracy Mosque

(SACRAMENTO, CA, 1/1/2023) – The Sacramento Valley/Central California office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV/CC), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today called on law enforcement authorities to investigate vandalism targeting a Tracy, Calif., mosque as a possible hate crime. Surveillance video shows a suspect carrying a large rock […]

CAIR Condemns Neo-Nazi Group’s Promotion of Antisemitic Hate in Iowa

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/30/2022) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a neo-Nazi group’s attempt to promote antisemitic hate in Iowa. A controversy has developed over the neo-Nazi group hanging antisemitic signs on a Cedar Rapids, Iowa, overpass in November. Police did not immediately remove the […]