A diverse array of CAIR experts and spokespeople, with a variety of subject matter expertise and experience, are available for television, print and radio interviews throughout the country.
If you are a member of the press, please contact CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, Mobile Phone: (202) 744-7726; E-mail: ihooper@cair.com to request an interview with a CAIR spokesperson.
CAIR’s experts and spokespeople include, but are not limited to the following:
Ibrahim Hooper, CAIR National Communications Director
Expertise: Media portrayals of minorities including Muslims; Media relations practices; Crisis communications
Nihad Awad, CAIR National Executive Director
Lena Masri, Esq., National Litigation & Civil Rights Director, General Counsel
Expertise: High-impact and strategic civil rights litigation; Federal ‘WatchList’ and ‘No Fly List’ litigation; Constitutional law; Employment litigation, Prison litigation; Anti-bullying litigation; State anti-BDS/anti-boycott litigation; RLUIPA/mosque zoning litigation; President Trump’s Muslim Ban
Dr. Abbas Barzegar, Research & Advocacy Director
Expertise: American Muslim history; Civil rights; African-American Muslim history; Trends in anti-Muslim discrimination; Funders of Islamophobia; Islamophobic/anti-Muslim hate groups; Advocacy campaigns
Gadeir Abbas, Esq., Senior Litigation Attorney
Expertise: Civil rights litigation; Federal ‘WatchList’ and ‘No Fly List’ litigation; Constitutional law; Employment litigation, Prison litigation; Anti-bullying litigation; State anti-BDS/anti-boycott litigation; President Trump’s Muslim Ban
Megan Fair, Grant Administrator/Civil Rights Chapter Support Specialist
Expertise: Grant writing; Relationship building with philanthropic organizations
Robert McCaw, Government Affairs Department Director
Expertise: Anti-Muslim laws at local, state and federal levels; Legislative solutions to anti-Muslim discrimination
Zainab Chaudry, Maryland Outreach Director
Expertise: Community organizing; Public speaking; Media relations
Danette Zaghari-Mask, Esq., Nonprofit and Compliance Attorney
Expertise: Nonprofit law; Nonprofit compliance; Strategic planning
