Anti-Muslim WSJ Op-Ed Prompts Dearborn Police to Step Up Patrols at Houses of Worship
The Michigan chapter of Council on America Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) on Saturday welcomed the move, which came after the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published an inflammatory anti-Muslim commentary targeting that city.
Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud said the increased protection was the result of a WSJ op-ed titled, “Welcome to Dearborn, America’s Jihad Capital,” falsely claiming pro-Palestine protesters support terrorism.
The op-ed was written by Steven Salinski, executive director of the Washington, D.C.-based Middle East Media Research Institute, which has been described as an “anti-Muslim group.”
“We welcome the proactive approach taken by Mayor Hammoud to protect the Muslim community from potential attack based on the false claims in this inaccurate and inflammatory commentary,” said CAIR-MI Executive Director, Dawud Walid. “Those who support the genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza are now resorting to smear tactics to prevent Americans from learning the truth about the far-right Israeli government’s brutal actions targeting the Palestinian people.”
He urged houses of worship to utilize CAIR’s “Best Practices for Mosque and Community Safety” guide.
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Washington, D.C., based CAIR recently released new civil rights data showing that it has received 3,578 complaints during the last three months of 2023 amid an ongoing wave of anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian hate.
This represents a 178 percent increase in incoming complaints in the last three months of 2023 compared to a similar period the previous year.
Source: Cair.com
