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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-MN Calls on Minneapolis City Council Member to Apologize for Islamophobic, Anti-Black Comments

(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 7/8/22) – Tonight, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Minnesota) called on Minneapolis City Council Member Michael Rainville to apologize for Islamophobic and anti-black comments today at city council community meeting in Minneapolis, Minn.  Listen to the Offensive Comments, which have also been condemned by The Minneapolis DFL:  In a statement, CAIR-Minnesota’s Executive […]

UPDATED LOCATION/TIME: CAIR-MN to Join Community Leaders in Condemning Attack on Imam, Calling for Increased Mental Health Services

NEW LOCATION/TIME: WHEN: Friday, July 8th, 4 p.m. WHERE: Khalid Binu Walid Mosque, 124 W Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55408 (MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 7/8/22) – On Friday, July 8, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) will join a news conference with community leaders to condemn an alleged attack on a local imam, or Islamic religious […]

CAIR Urges Removal of Confederate Flags Flown at Charleston, S.C., Harbor

(WASHINGTON D.C., 7/8/2022) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today called for the removal of Confederate flags flown at Castle Pinckney in South Carolina’s Charleston Harbor.  Various Confederate regimental, divisional and government flags fly from atop Castle Pinckney. The fort was the first Union military installation […]

CAIR Condemns Alabama Propaganda Promoting White Supremacist Group Patriot Front

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/4/2022) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned graffiti in neighborhoods of Birmingham, Ala., promoting the white supremacist group Patriot Front. A large painted sign promoting the Patriot Front appeared this weekend under bridge and was visible from Interstate 65. Similar graffiti appeared […]

CAIR Welcomes Arrest of Suspect in Oregon Anti-Asian Attack

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/3/2022) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the arrest of a suspect for an allegedly anti-Asian attack Saturday in Portland, Ore. Portland police say a man and his 5-year-old daughter were assaulted by a man who reportedly perceived that they were of […]

CAIR-MA Condemns Boston March by White Supremacist Group

(BOSTON, MA, 7/3/2022) – The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a march Saturday in Boston, Mass., by some 100 members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front. SEE: Boston reacts to Patriot Front hate march: ‘Children of the KKK are not […]

CAIR-MN Condemns Distribution of Racist Materials in Cottage Grove

(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 7/3/22) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Minnesota) today condemned distribution of racist white supremacist materials to homes in the Cottage Grove, Minn., area. White supremacist flyers promoting the racist “Great Replacement” conspiracy theory were distributed in plastic baggies weighed down by rice. Cottage Grove police are asking the public for […]