Young Woman Leads Bay Area Chapter of CAIR

August 15, 2005

Source: CBS 5

http://cbs5.com/specialreports/local_story_227212821.html

On August 15, 2005 CBS 5 reported, "Just weeks before bombers attacked the London subway, Safaa [Ibrahim] -- barely 30 years old -- was named regional director of CAIR, the Council for American Islamic Relations. She is the first woman to ever lead the Bay Area chapter. Within days, CAIR was answering the attacks with television ads, a groundbreaking move that Ibrahim supports... While this may be one of the most difficult times for Muslims in America, Safaa Ibrahim believes it's also a time of tremendous opportunity. After putting in hundreds of hours as a volunteer for CAIR, she has big plans for the future. She's already scheduling a youth conference, a Muslim civil rights campaign, and an interfaith open house that will include mosques all over the Bay Area. Her priority is to promote understanding of Islam."