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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-SFBA Welcomes Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office Policy to Allow Muslim Women to Wear Headscarf While in Custody

(SANTA CLARA, 12/16/2021) – The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA) today welcomed the Santa Clara County (SCC) Sheriff’s office new policy to allow Muslim women to wear headscarves, also known as hijabs, while in custody.  The new policy states, “Inmates who practice a religion that requires particular modes of dress, garments, headgear, etc., other than standard-issue clothing, will […]

CAIR Commends House for Passing Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, Urges Swift Reconciliation with Senate Bill

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/9/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the U.S. House of Representatives’ Wednesday night 428-1 adoption of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (S.65/H.R.1155). Already adopted by the U.S. Senate in July, the act would prohibit the importation of goods made with forced labor in China’s Uyghur […]

CAIR Condemns Vandalism Targeting D.C. Catholic Church

(WASHINGTON D.C., 12/9/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned vandalism targeting the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., on Sunday. In that incident, a masked man reportedly vandalized a statue of the “Our Lady of Fatima” statue. SEE: […]

CAIR-Arizona Calls for Hate Crime Probe of ASU Vandalism Targeting Qurans in Interfaith Prayer Room

(PHOENIX, AZ, 12/9/2021) – The Arizona office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for Arizona State University (ASU) and state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate the burning of Islamic religious materials, including the Quran, in an interfaith prayer room.  […]

UPDATE – Now 53 Groups – CAIR Joins 48 Groups in Welcoming Thursday Markup of Islamophobia Envoy Bill, Urges Swift and Clean Approval by House Foreign Affairs Committee

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/8/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today joined 48 other national and international faith community and rights organizations in a letter to the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee welcoming tomorrow’s markup of Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Jan Schakowsky’s Combating International Islamophobia Act (H.R. 5665) and calling for a swift and clean markup of the […]

CAIR-Missouri Calls for ‘Independent and Transparent’ Probe of Alleged Racist ‘Porch Monkey’ Assault on Muslim 6th Grader

(ST. LOUIS, MO, 12/8/2021) – The Missouri chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Missouri), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today on Kirkwood School District in Kirkwood, Mo., to do a thorough and “independent and transparent” investigation of alleged racist discrimination and assault targeting a Muslim of African heritage. […]