October 30th, 20260CANTON — At a press conference Tuesday alongside a group of mothers from the Detroit area, U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Debbie Dingell accused President Trump and the Republican Party of fueling Islamophobia for electoral gain.
The press conference was held at a preschool in Canton Township, where the congresswomen and members of...
October 29th, 20260The Michigan Senate race between the Democratic nominee, Abdul El-Sayed, and his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers, is this year’s most important election.
It’s significant, on a number of levels, not the least of which is that El-Sayed is an Arab American Muslim of Egyptian descent. Prior to this, we’ve had four Arab Americans...
October 23rd, 20260As salamu alaykum Dr. El-Sayed,
I watched the exchange the other day. A man in your audience, he called himself Tommy, wanted you to condemn the Muslim Brotherhood, likely because that is the most recent name of contempt he has heard in the circles he frequents. You asked his name. You asked if he understood the Constitution. You walked...
October 16th, 20260Over the past two months, I have been troubled by the political commentary I have encountered online and on television portraying Abdul El-Sayed, a physician with a Ph.D. in public health, as a potential threat simply because he is Muslim. What I find particularly striking is that some of these same voices passionately defend Donald...
September 18th, 20260TROY — In the latest act of Islamophobia in Metro Detroit, an elderly Troy resident faces four counts of aggravated hate crime after allegedly threatening to shoot and kill four Muslim men outside a public library last weekend.
According to local police, Peter Hamilton Northup, 79, was arrested while carrying a loaded pistol after the...
August 21st, 20260DEARBORN — Ahead of an anti-Muslim demonstration organized by a far-right activist, the city of Dearborn took a series of security and preventive measures designed to protect public safety and deny outside agitators an opportunity to inflame religious and ethnic divisions.
Jake Lang announced plans to return to Dearborn for a fifth...
July 10th, 20260United States House of Representative member John James’ recent attacks against Michigan Muslims are emblematic of ignorance that must be confronted if we wish to ensure the constitutional rights of all in Michigan. In a recent interview on NewsMax, James misrepresented an Ashura procession in Dearborn as being a gathering of...
July 10th, 20260Rather than retreating from his controversial remarks about Dearborn's Ashura procession, U.S. Rep. John James, a Republican candidate for governor, has escalated his confrontation with the state's Muslim American community, pledging to designate the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as a terrorist organization if elected in...
July 3rd, 20260U.S. Rep. John James' recent remarks on the conservative television network Newsmax were not merely an unfortunate slip of the tongue that can be brushed aside with a routine apology. They amount to a full-fledged political disgrace and reveal a profound disconnect from the social and demographic reality of Michigan, the very state he...
July 3rd, 20260MADISON HEIGHTS — On Thursday, Oakland County prosecutors charged a homeless man accused of making death threats against leaders and worshipers at the American Islamic Community Center (AICC) in Madison Heights after allegedly leaving two profanity-filled voicemail messages threatening to kill members of the mosque.
According to the...
May 29th, 20260DEARBORN — While most mosques and Islamic centers throughout the Dearborn area held multiple Eid al-Adha prayer services to accommodate large crowds of worshipers, more than 10,000 Muslims gathered Wednesday morning on the grounds of the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center in Dearborn for a large outdoor Eid prayer held under the...
May 22nd, 20261DETROIT — Religious, political and civil rights leaders across Metro Detroit strongly condemned the terrorist attack targeting the Islamic Center of San Diego earlier this week, describing the incident as another alarming sign of escalating Islamophobia and politically fueled anti-Muslim hatred in the United States.
At the same time,...
May 22nd, 20260SAN DIEGO — In what authorities fear could have become a horrific massacre targeting dozens of Muslim children in Southern California, a deadly hate-driven attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego left five people dead Monday morning, including a security guard who sacrificed his life protecting students at the center’s Islamic...
May 15th, 20262DEARBORN/HAMTRAMCK — Once again, far-right activist Jake Lang appeared in the Detroit area last week as part of his continuing efforts to incite hostility against Muslim Americans and provoke local communities through repeated attempts to burn copies of the Holy Quran.
The visits by the Jewish-born right-wing activist to Dearborn and...
April 4th, 20260The Arab American Civil Rights League (ACRL) strongly condemned the recent article published by the Detroit News and authored by George Hunter, which irresponsibly conflates constitutionally protected speech with criminal conduct and perpetuates harmful, stigmatizing narratives about the Arab and Muslim community in Metro Detroit.
This...
April 4th, 20260The American Human Rights Council (AHRC‑USA) expresses deep concern regarding the intent and the possible negative backlash of the recent Detroit News article written by George Hunter and published on March 25, 2026, titled “Temple Israel fuels debate about Hezbollah threat in Detroit area.”
The article’s framing, purpose and...
April 4th, 20261Barely had the ink dried on the inflammatory report by George Hunter, published in the Detroit News on Thursday, March 26 — a piece that deliberately vilified Arab and Muslim communities across Metro Detroit in the wake of the March 12 attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield — when the same newspaper resurfaced days later with...
March 27th, 20260On Thursday, the Detroit News published a report that can, without exaggeration, be described as a blatant example of inciting journalism that abandons even the most basic professional standards and ethics.
Media incitement and manufactured fear
The article’s author, George Hunter, constructed a narrative rooted in collective...
March 27th, 20260CLEVELAND/PITTSBURGH — In a troubling sign of rising anti-Muslim hatred in the United States, federal authorities have arrested two American men accused of threatening separate mosques in Ohio and Pennsylvania, drawing praise from civil rights advocates for swift action that may have prevented potential attacks during the final days of...
February 27th, 20260WYANDOTTE — Board of Education member Cindy Kinney has resigned following intense public criticism for sharing an anti-Muslim post on social media.
Kinney, who served on the board for 12 years, stepped down after widespread backlash from residents and civil rights organizations. The controversy erupted after she reposted an image on...
February 17th, 20260Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) prompted calls for his resignation from Democrats and a major Islamic civil rights group after suggesting in a social media post that he'd choose dogs over Muslims.
"If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one," Fine posted to the social media platform X on...
December 26th, 20251As anti-Muslim rhetoric intensifies across the United States, particularly toward American Muslim communities led by the city of Dearborn, National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard rode what critics describe as a wave of incitement this week, through a highly charged speech at the Americafest Conference, amplifying narratives that...
November 30th, 20251DEARBORN – In response to a campaign of hatred and religious incitement led by a group of anti-Muslim Americans, the city of Dearborn held an expanded press conference on Friday, November 21, with the notable participation of Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib and...
November 30th, 20250DEARBORN — Jake Lang, the far-right Islamophobe who traveled from Florida to Dearborn and attempted to burn a copy of the Holy Qur’an during an anti-Islam demonstration, has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Dearborn and its officials, claiming he was assaulted and that his constitutional rights were violated. He is...
November 22nd, 20252On Tuesday, Dearborn witnessed limited scuffles between anti-Muslim demonstrators and some local residents during a march called for by Republican gubernatorial candidate Anthony Hudson, even after he walked back his earlier negative remarks about the city, which he had accused of enforcing Islamic Sharia law, citing stereotypical images...
November 14th, 20250DEARBORN – Under the slogan of what he calls an “American Crusade” to ban Islamic law and “protect Christians”, little-known Republican gubernatorial candidate Anthony Hudson has called for a protest march in Dearborn on November 18.
Hudson, a truck driver who markets himself as a conservative, pro-Trump candidate, is using...
September 26th, 20258DEARBORN — After a wave of orchestrated criticism exploiting his harsh rebuke of a resident who opposed naming part of Warren Avenue after The Arab American News Publisher Osama Siblani, Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud pushed back against what he described as a smear and sectarian incitement campaign targeting the city over the past...
April 25th, 20250SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Arab American Civil Rights League (ACRL) has filed a lawsuit against Big Jay's Auto Sales on behalf of Eyhab Aljabaly, a Dearborn resident who alleges he was subjected to religious discrimination during a vehicle sale negotiation.
According to Aljabaly, the incident occurred in March when he was...
