National Board Facts
- Chair: Roula Allouch
- Executive Director: Nihad Awad
- Board Members: 8+ documented
- Hamas Connections: Holy Land Foundation trial
- UAE Status: Terror designation (2014)
CAIR National Board
National Leadership & Terror Connection Oversight
🚨 2024 $7.2M TAXPAYER FUNDING SCANDAL
"$7,217,968.44 in taxpayer funds received by Hamas-linked CAIR-Los Angeles" while promoting "genocide" accusations against Biden administration and systematic anti-American messaging.— Government Records Documentation, 2024
⚠️ Hamas Court Case
Unindicted co-conspirator designation
🏛️ UAE Terror List
Official terror organization designation (2014)
👑 National Board Leadership
Roula Allouch - Board Chair
Role: National Board Chair (2016-present)
Background: American Muslim attorney
Crisis Management: Sexual harassment scandal response (2021-2022)
"CAIR has not been able to substantiate any of the claims due to a lack of cooperation..."Full Profile →
Nihad Awad - Executive Director
Role: Co-founder & National Executive Director
Hamas Support: "I am in support of the Hamas movement" (1994)
October 7: "Happy to see people of Gaza break the siege"
"I was happy to see people of Gaza break the siege on October 7."Full Profile →
National Board Members
Ahmed Al-Shehab
National Board Member (2016)
- • 2016 board composition
- • KeyWiki documentation
- • Strategic oversight role
Edward Ahmed Mitchell
National Deputy Director
- • National operations oversight
- • Deputy director responsibilities
- • Regional coordination role
Robert McCaw
Government Affairs Director
- • Federal government relations
- • Capitol Hill coordination
- • Policy advocacy operations
Parvez Ahmed
Former National Board Chairman (Mid-2000s)
- • Former board chairman role
- • Mid-2000s leadership period
- • Strategic organizational oversight
Larry Shaw
Former Chairman (2009)
- • Chairman during FBI severance
- • 2009 leadership period
- • Crisis management role
Arlene El-Amin
National Board Member (2016)
- • 2016 board composition
- • Organizational governance
- • Strategic planning role
Sarwat Husain
National Board Member (2016)
- • 2016 board composition
- • National coordination
- • Board oversight duties
James Jones
National Board Member (2016)
- • 2016 board composition
- • Strategic governance
- • National oversight
Masoud Nassimi
National Board Member (2016)
- • 2016 board composition
- • Board governance role
- • Organizational oversight
Dr. Manal Fakhoury
National Board Member (2017-2019)
- • 2017-2019 board service
- • Strategic planning
- • National coordination
⚠️ Major Controversies & Federal Investigations
Holy Land Foundation Terror Financing Case (2007-2009)
CAIR named as unindicted co-conspirator in largest terror financing case in U.S. history. Federal Judge Jorge Solis ruled government "has produced ample evidence to establish the associations of CAIR" with Hamas.
- • Federal court designation as Hamas support entity [IPT]
- • Judge confirmed "ample evidence" of CAIR's involvement in "criminal conspiracy" [Federal Court 2009]
- • Palestine Committee membership documentation with Hamas leaders
- • Co-founder connections to senior Hamas officials at 1993 Philadelphia meeting
- • Muslim Brotherhood network participation and infrastructure
FBI Severs All Ties with CAIR (2009)
FBI officially terminated all outreach activities with CAIR due to evidence of Hamas ties revealed in Holy Land Foundation trial. FBI labeled CAIR "a front group for Hamas."
- • FBI Special Agent Lara Burns testified CAIR is "a front group for Hamas" [Fox News 2009]
- • FBI Assistant Director stated CAIR not "appropriate liaison partner"
- • Decision based on unresolved connections between CAIR executives and Hamas
- • All formal law enforcement cooperation terminated
CAIR Files FBI Lawsuit Over "Illegal Watchlist" (2024)
CAIR filed federal lawsuit against FBI for placing Palestinian-American activists on No-Fly List, claiming targeting based on pro-Palestine activism since October 7.
- • Palestinian-American activist Mustafa Zeidan placed on No-Fly List [CAIR Press Release 2024]
- • Dr. Osama Abu Irshaid's electronic devices seized during border interrogation
- • FBI watchlists contain "almost entirely Arabic and Muslim names"
- • Children as young as 7 years old found on government watchlists
UAE Terror Organization Designation (2014)
United Arab Emirates officially designated CAIR as terrorist organization with ties to Muslim Brotherhood. Multiple U.S. states have passed anti-CAIR legislation.
- • Official terror designation by UAE government citing Muslim Brotherhood links
- • Arkansas, Louisiana, and Florida passed anti-CAIR legislation
- • Mississippi legislature called for all state agencies to "avoid and suspend all contacts with CAIR"
- • International recognition of extremist ties and security threats
Supreme Court FBI Surveillance Case (2021-Present)
CAIR-LA's lawsuit against FBI surveillance of Southern California Muslims reached Supreme Court, involving FBI informant operations that failed to produce terrorism-related convictions.
- • FBI informant surveillance of mosques from 2006-2007 [CAIR-LA]
- • FBI surveillance targeted individuals based on religious devotion rather than criminal suspicion
- • No terrorism-related convictions resulted from extensive surveillance operation
- • Constitutional challenges based on First, Fourth, and Fifth Amendment violations
Saroya Sexual Harassment Lawsuit (2021)
Federal lawsuit exposing systematic sexual harassment, criminal intimidation, and organizational cover-up of misconduct.
- • Multiple women's sexual assault allegations against executives
- • Executive leadership cover-up documented in federal court
- • Criminal intimidation of victims and cease-and-desist threats
- • Organizational culture of misconduct protection and victim silencing
🚨 EXPOSE: National Board Terror Oversight
CAIR's National Board, led by Roula Allouch and Nihad Awad, oversees an organization designated as Hamas support entity by federal courts and terror organization by UAE. When will Congress investigate this leadership's role in legitimizing terror connections and covering up organizational misconduct?