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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.

Video: CAIR Joins Call for DOJ Action on Unjust Detention of Asim Ghafoor in UAE

(WASHINGTON, D.C. – 7/28/2022) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)today joined the US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) and other national Muslim groups, at a news conference in Washington, D.C., to demand Attorney General Merrick Garland’s urgent action on the unjust detention of Virginia civil rights attorney Asim Ghafoor by the United Arab Emirates […]

CAIR-Chicago to Address Police Brutality of 17-Year-Old Bridgeview Minor 

(CHICAGO, IL, 7/28/2022) – Today, the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) will hold a press conference to discuss the brutal beating of a 17-year-old minor from Bridgeview, Ill., by three police officers. WHAT: Press Conference Addressing Police Brutality of Bridgeview Minor  WHERE: 95th and McVicker, near the McDonalds in Oak Lawn  WHO: CAIR-Chicago Executive Director Ahmed Rehab; […]

CAIR Seeks Federal Hate Crime Charges for Mississippi Man Who Allegedly Attempted to Hit Black Teens with Car While Using Racist Slur

(WASHINGTON D.C., 7/28/2022) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the arrest of a Mississippi man who allegedly attempted to run down nine Black teens and then reportedly posted video of the alleged attack online. CAIR is also calling for federal hate crime charges and […]

CAIR Calls on Maryland’s Montgomery County Council to Oppose Resolution Adopting IHRA‘s Anti-Free Speech Framework of Antisemitism   

(BALTIMORE, Md., 7/24/2022) — The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is calling on members of the Montgomery County Council to oppose a county resolution to formally adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Association’s (IHRA) definition and examples of antisemitism, expressing concerns about the potential implications of this framing on free speech and criticism […]