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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 Condemns Senate’s Failure to Block ‘Corrupt and Dangerous’ UAE Arms Deal, Calls on President-Elect Biden to Block Sale

(WASHINGTON, DC – 12/10/2020) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the U.S. Senate’s decision to permit the Trump administration’s “corrupt and dangerous” 23-billion-dollar arms sale to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and called on the incoming Biden administration to cancel the sale upon taking […]

ACTION ALERT: Nominate Your Choice for CAIR’s 2020 ‘American Muslim of the Year’ Award

CAIR is seeking nominations for its annual Muslim of the Year award to be presented at its 26th Annual Virtual Banquet on Dec. 19     (WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/10/2020) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, announced today that it is now welcoming nominations for the annual “American Muslim of the Year” award […]

CAIR Welcomes SCOTUS Decision Allowing Muslim’s Challenge of FBI’s Efforts to Recruit Him as Informant to Move Forward

(WASHINGTON, DC, 12/10/20) –The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision affirming the right to obtain damages against federal officials who violate the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, known as RFRA.    SEE: Supreme Court Says Muslim Men Can Sue FBI Agents In No-Fly List Case https://www.wgbh.org/news/national-news/2020/12/10/supreme-court-says-muslim-men-can-sue-fbi-agents-in-no-fly-list-case RFRA prohibits the federal […]

CAIR Calls for Probe of Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility Attorney’s Alleged Anti-Muslim Posts

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/10/2020) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for an independent investigation of alleged anti-Muslim posts by a staff attorney for the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility (BPR), which is an ethics watchdog for that state’s attorneys.  In 2015, when then candidate Donald […]

CAIR to Offer Oral Arguments in Ninth Circuit in Washington State Prison Ramadan Case

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/9/20) — On Thursday, Dec. 10, representatives ofthe Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will deliver oral arguments before the Ninth Circuit challenging Washington state’s Department of Corrections use of policies and practices that starved and prevented Muslim inmates from practicing their faith in violation of their constitutional rights. In 2019, the District Court for the Western […]

CAIR Welcomes Removal of N.C. Confederate Monument; Condemns Racist Email Targeting N.D. University Official, and Racially Motivated Attack on BLM Supporters in N.C.

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/9/2020) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today welcomed the removal of a Confederate Monument in North Carolina and condemned two racist incidents– one, an email targeting the North Dakota State University (NDSU) President and the other, a racially motivated attack from a North […]

CAIR Supports Removal of Confederate Legacy in Va., Ala., Fla.; Condemns Distribution of Neo-Nazi Material in Colo.

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 12/8/2020) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, today welcomed the removal of a confederate statue from the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), a call to remove the Confederate flag from the Alabama coat of arms and an effort to drop Confederate legal holidays in Florida. CAIR also […]