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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 Advisory to All Nonprofits: Do Not Apply for DHS or FEMA Grants Until It Drops Requirements on ICE Collaboration and Ban on Israel Boycott

DHS Terms Would Turn Houses of Worship into Immigration Enforcement Outposts and Punish Constitutionally Protected Boycotts  (WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/7/2025) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today issued a nationwide call urging all mosques, churches, synagogues, schools, and nonprofit organizations to immediately pause or withdraw applications […]

CAIR Says WHO Report of 12,000 Gaza Children Under Five Being Starved to Death by Israel ‘Should Shock the World’s Conscience,’ Lead to Action

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said a statemen by the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) that some 12,000 children under five in Gaza are suffering from acute malnutrition “should shock the world’s conscience” and lead to concrete action against Israel’s campaign of forced starvation. […]

CAIR-MA Welcomes Massachusetts City’s Vote to Divest from Companies Profiting from Israel’s Gaza Genocide

The Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MA), the state’s leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed passage of a “Values-Aligned Local Investments Ordinance” by Medford, Massachusetts, barring investments in companies that profit from Israel’s genocide in Gaza. SEE: Massachusetts City To Divest From Israel, Rejecting Trump’s Threat Of Retaliation HuffPost […]

CAIR Calls on Spanish Town to Remove Ban on Muslim Celebrations in Public Spaces

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for the removal of a Spanish town’s ban on Muslims using public facilities to celebrate religious activities deemed “alien to its identity.” That ban in Jumilla prevents Muslims from gathering in public gyms or civic buildings to mark […]

CAIR in the News, August 7, 2025

CAIR-CA: Padilla Criticized for Continuing to Support Military Aid to Israel While Gaza Starves – San Fernando Valley Sun The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, condemned the local senators for voting to continue “arming Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza.”  Bottom of Form […]

CAIR Calls on U.S. to Cut Ties with Anti-Muslim Mercenary Leading GHF Security in Gaza, Shut Down Mass Murdering Group

Doctors Without Borders report says Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution points are ‘sites of orchestrated killing and dehumanization.” (WASHINGTON, D.C., 8/7/2025) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the Trump administration to cut ties with a reported anti-Muslim mercenary leading security for the U.S.-backed Gaza […]