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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-Houston Calls Texas Secretary of State’s Statement an ‘Obvious Attempt at Voter Suppression,’ Encourages Community Members to Vote

(HOUSTON, TEXAS, 10/20/2022) – The Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Texas Secretary of State’s letter to the Harris County Elections Administrator as an “obvious attempt at voter suppression.”  Yesterday, The Texas Secretary of State released a letter sent to the […]

CAIR Supports Va. School Board’s Review of Confederate, Segregationist-Linked Names

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/14/2022) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today supported Virginia’s Loudoun County school board consideration of changes of names for 10 schools, the names of which have Confederate or segregationist ties. That list of names, recommended by Thomas Balch Library Black History Committee and […]

CAIR-MA Welcomes Decision to Place Officer Associated with 2017 Racist Rally in Charlottesville, Va., on Leave

(BOSTON, MA, 10/14/2022) – The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA) today welcomed a decision to place a Woburn police officer on paid administrative leave after allegations surfaced that he helped plan and participated in the racist 2017 Charlottesville, Va., “Unite the Right” rally that resulted in the death of a counter-protester. SEE: […]

CAIR-NY to Join CCNY Student Protest Calling for Administration to Provide Interfaith Space

(NEW YORK, NY, 10/10/2022)— On Tuesday, October 11, the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will join City College of New York (CCNY) students as they protest and demand that CCNY provide students with an interfaith space for faith-based activities. WHAT: Prayer Space Protest […]

BREAKING: CAIR Condemns Anti-Hijab Assaults on Afghan Muslim Students, Welcomes Baltimore School’s Response 

School officials take restorative action, pledge systemic changes and support for Afghan girls  (BALTIMORE, MD, 10/10/2022) – The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today strongly condemned a violent assault and the reported forced removal of two Afghan students’ religious head scarves, or hijabs, last month at Baltimore City’s Academy for College and Career Exploration (ACCE), […]