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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 OP-ED: Remembering Srebrenica – Fighting China’s Genocide Honors the Victims of the Bosnian Genocide

…Unlike the Serbian genocide of Bosniaks — when many Muslim countries supported the people of Bosnia and western nations eventually intervened with military force — numerous nations today, including some Muslim majority-nations, have either ignored or publicly expressed support for China’s policies toward the Uyghurs. In 2019, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation commended China for “providing care to its […]

CAIR Urges Utah Officials to Drop Hate Crime Enhancement for College Student Who Stomped on ‘Back the Blue’ Sign, ‘Smirked’ at Officer

Muslim civil rights group also condemned racist ‘white lives matter’ and neo-Nazi vandalism at Utah high school (WASHINGTON D.C., 7/15/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is urging Utah officials to drop a hate crime enhancement for a teenage college student who allegedly stomped on […]

TODAY: CAIR-MN to Join Community Leaders, Activists Demanding Probe of Assault on Woman by White Armed Militia in Uptown Minneapolis

(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 7/15/21) – Later today , the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) will join other community groups, leaders, and activists at a news conference in Minneapolis to demand an investigation into an alleged assault on a woman in Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minn., by white-armed militia. SEE: Woman Assaulted by White Militia refusing to […]

CAIR Welcomes Unanimous Senate Passage of Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, Urges House to Swiftly Pass the Act

Action Alert: Urge Your U.S. House Representative to Pass the Act Without Delay  (WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/15/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the U.S. Senate’s unanimous passage of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and called on the House of Representatives to adopt the bill […]

CAIR Condemns Proposed North Carolina Ban on Anti-Racism Teaching

(WASHINGTON D.C., 7/14/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a proposed bill in North Carolina that would ban teachers from covering certain topics related to race and racism in classrooms. SEE: North Carolina GOP Pushing Bill to Ban ‘Indoctrination’ of Critical Race Theory […]

CAIR-MN to Join Community Leaders and Activists to Show Solidarity with Rep. John Thompson Over ‘Driving While Black’ Police Stop

(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 7/13/21) – On Wednesday, July 14, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) will join other community groups, leaders and activists at a news conference in St. Paul, Minn., to stand in solidarity with state Rep. John Thompson (D), who says he was targeted recently by police for “driving while Black.”  SEE: […]

CAIR Welcomes Removal of Confederate Monument from North Carolina County Courthouse

(WASHINGTON D.C., 7/13/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a decision by North Carolina’s Pasquotank County Board of Commissioners to remove a monument dedicated to Confederate soldiers. SEE: Pasquotank Confederate monument will soon head to private property in Nixonton  Pasquotank board votes to […]