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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.

BREAKING: CAIR-LA Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Alleged Anti-Muslim Attack on Anaheim Park Protesters Against India’s Persecution of Religious Minorities and Caste Discrimination 

(LOS ANGELES, CA, 8/16/2022) – The Los Angeles office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate an alleged bias-motivated assault on those protesting against the persecution of religious minorities and caste discrimination in India at La Palma Park in Anaheim, Calif.  SEE: IAMC strongly condemns the Hindu right-wing attack […]

CAIR-NY Condemns Alleged Racist Knifepoint Menacing of Black Marine and Companions in Staten Island, Welcomes Hate Crime Charges  

(NEW YORK, NY, 8/14/2022)—The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today condemned an alleged racist act of menacing directed at a Black Marine and his companions by an angry, knife-wielding resident over a parking space in the Arden Heights neighborhood of Staten Island early Thursday morning.    According to police, the suspect, John Borzumato, 58, allegedly […]

CAIR-NY Denounces Destruction of Gandhi Statue Outside Hindu Temple in Queens, Calls for Hate Crime Investigation 

CAIR-NY Denounces Destruction of Gandhi Statue Outside Hindu Temple in Queens, Calls for Hate Crime Investigation  (NEW YORK, NY, 8/13/2022)—The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today denounced the destruction of a Mahatma Gandhi statue outside of a Queens Hindu temple in the South Richmond Hill section of Queens.  According to police, vandals targeted the Shri Tulsi Mandir in […]