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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 Urges Md. School to Use Racist Incident as ‘Teaching Opportunity’

(BALTIMORE, MD, 9/7/2022) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today urged a school in Bethesda, Md., to use a reported racist incident involving a group of students as an opportunity to teach about the harms of racism.  A group of mostly white students from Bethesda’s Landon […]

CAIR-Chicago Reacts to Cook County Charge Against Oak Lawn Teen 

(CHICAGO, IL, 8/25/2022) – The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) today responded to news today that Oak Lawn teen Hadi Abuatelah has been charged as a juvenile with possession of a firearm by the Cook County State’s Attorney office. He is not charged with using a firearm, and no other charges […]

CAIR Supports West Virginia NAACP Call for County Resolution Rejecting White Supremacy

(WASHINGTON D.C., 8/25/2022) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today supported a call by the NAACP for West Virginia’s Jefferson County Commission to pass a resolution rejecting white supremacy. That county commission recently failed to take action on the proposed resolution, which was submitted after a […]