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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 Marks Beginning of National Bullying Prevention Month with Resource Doc for Schools to Combat Anti-Muslim Bullying

(WASHINGTON D.C., 10/1/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released a resource document to help educators combat anti-Muslim bullying. CAIR released the document as institutions across the country mark today’s beginning of National Bullying Prevention Month.   The document provides informative resources that school districts can […]

CAIR Thanks Maryland University for Effort to Provide Inclusive Campus Climate for Muslim Students

(BALTIMORE, MD, 9/30/2021) –  The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), America’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today thanked the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) for steps it is taking to make its campus more inclusive for Muslim students, including providing accessible and adequate prayer space, designating modest storage […]

CAIR Calls on Wisconsin Legislature to Drop Bill Banning Anti-Racism Teaching

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/28/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Wisconsin state legislature to drop a proposed bill that would ban anti-racism teaching in schools. Under the legislation under consideration today, Wisconsin school officials would be barred from teaching students and staff about systemic […]

Breaking: CAIR-Ohio, Partners Sue Ohio Redistricting Commission Over Unconstitutional Maps

(COLUMBUS, OH, 9/27/2021) – The Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio), along with coalition partners, today filed a lawsuit in the Ohio Supreme Court against the Ohio Redistricting Commission and various state officials over the unconstitutional partisan gerrymander of the General Assembly passed on party lines by the Ohio Redistricting Commission.  READ THE LAWSUIT: https://www.cair.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/OhioRedistrictingSuit.pdf The Brennan Center […]

CAIR-Colorado Condemns Racist Flyers Targeting Longmont Businesses

(WASHINGTON D.C., 9/27/2021) – The Colorado chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CO) today condemned racist flyers targeting businesses in Longmont, Colo. On the morning of September 23rd, several business owners in Longmont discovered racist flyers left at their doorsteps. The flyers included the n-word and the statement “people if color [sic] are not worthy.” […]

CAIR Welcomes Washington National Cathedral’s Replacement of Confederate-Themed Stained Glass with Works Dedicated to Racial Justice

(WASHINGTON D.C., 9/24/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed an announcement by Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., that works by artist Kerry James Marshall dedicated to racial justice will replace two Confederate-themed stained-glass panels removed from that house of worship in 2017. The […]

BREAKING: CAIR Renews Call for Firing of Fox Host Tucker Carlson After His Promotion of White Supremacist ‘Great Replacement’ Conspiracy Theory

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/23/2021) – The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today renewed its call for Fox News’ firing of host Tucker Carlson after he openly promoted the white supremacist “great replacement” conspiracy theory on his show last night. Carlson said President Biden is trying “to […]

CAIR Questions Why Maryland Mosque Applicants Were Left Out of $3 Million Grant for Hate Crime Prevention

(BALTIMORE, MD, 9/23/2021) – The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), America’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced that it sent a letter to administrators of the Protecting Against Hate Crimes (PAHC) Grant Program inquiring why every mosque and Muslim organization that applied for funding was denied.  Earlier this […]