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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.

ACTION ALERT: Join CAIR in Urging U.S. Senate to Pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Before the Anniversary of His Murder (May 25)

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/10/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on all Americans to urge their U.S. senators to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act (H.R. 1280) in a bipartisan manner before the March 25, the one-year anniversary of his murder by Minneapolis […]

CAIR-Kentucky Condemns Racist KKK Threat Placed in Middle School Child’s Backpack

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/10/2021) – The Kentucky chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-KY), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today condemn the placement of a threatening racist drawing placed in the backpack of a middle school child in Whitley County, Ky. According to the child’s mother, the hand drawing of two people hanging […]

BREAKING: CAIR Urges DC-Area Mosques to Step Up Security for End-of-Ramadan Activities After Attempted Stabbing at Virginia Islamic Center

(WASHINGTON, D.C, 5/9/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today urged Washington, D.C., area mosques to step up security measures after an attempted stabbing attack at the Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Va. [NOTE: American Muslims are preparing to celebrate the end of […]

CAIR Joins Call for Info on Alleged Anti-Asian Incident in Crystal City, Virginia

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/8/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today joined the call by police in Arlington County, Va., for information on a person who allegedly left a Crystal City restaurant without paying, pushed a restaurant employee to the ground and used anti-Asian slurs. Arlington […]

CAIR to Media Outlets: Stop Calling Israeli Attacks on Palestinians Protesting Ethnic Cleansing and Apartheid ‘Clashes’ – #SaveSheikhJarrah

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/8/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on media outlets and journalists in the United States and worldwide to stop referring to Israeli attacks on Palestinians protesting ethnic cleansing and racial and religious apartheid “clashes.” Sheikh Jarrah: How the US media is […]

CAIR Community Advisory: Join the White House Virtual Eid Celebration on May 16th

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/7/21) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is encouraging all Americans to register for the upcoming “White House Virtual Eid Celebration,” taking place online on Sunday, May 16 at 5 PM (ET). Open to the public, the White House Virtual Eid Celebration will recognize […]

BREAKING: CAIR-Philadelphia to Represent Muslim High School Student Bullied Online and Attacked at School, Calls on District to ‘Rectify Missteps’

(PHILADELPHIA, PA, 5/7/21) – The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Philadelphia) today called on North Penn School District to fully investigate and rectify its missteps that led to Sanaa Beaufort, a junior at North Penn High School in Montgomery County, Pa., allegedly being attacked by two fellow students after a months-long online harassment campaign.   CAIR-Philadelphia also announced that […]