VIDEO: Islamophobia in Detroit
Video of my recent appearance on Street Beat on CW50 discussing Islamophobia in Detroit.
Video of my recent appearance on Street Beat on CW50 discussing Islamophobia in Detroit.
By CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid The final State of the Union speech by President Obama and the GOP follow-up address by South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, both given last week, overtly called Americans toward civil political discourse. Although both speeches had different… Continue Reading
Today’s khutbah was given at the Islamic Cultural Association in Farmington Hills, MI.
Musa Al-Jawn (RA) was a transmitter of Islamic knowledge and a mujahid in the early generations of the Ummah. Musa Al-Jawn was a Hashimite and the son of Imam Abdullah bin Al-Hasan bin Al-Hasan bin Ali bin Abi Talib (AS). … Continue Reading
I’ve been reflecting on the unrest that took place not long ago in Baltimore in which a big to do was made about a CVS being burned down. Many in the American Muslim community even picked up the meme of… Continue Reading
Listen here: History of Islamophobia in Relation to White Supremacy in USA.WMA
A little over a week ago at the Muslim Congress conference in Atlanta, I helped facilitate an impromptu discussion that primarily focused on race relations in the American Muslim community. The conversation came about due to a group of concerned… Continue Reading
On September 10th, there’s a scheduled planning commission hearing regarding a proposed mosque off of 15 Mile Rd and Ryan Rd in Sterling Heights, Michigan. The proposed mosque has been met with opposition in three different city government meetings within… Continue Reading
The evening of September 10th in Sterling Heights, Michigan reflects the complex convergence of trauma and bigotry that affects Chaldean and Muslim communities in Southeast Michigan. The American Islamic Community Center (AICC), which currently resides in Madison Heights, purchased property… Continue Reading
International news has picked up on comments of GOP presidential nomination hopeful Dr. Ben Carson who believes that America shouldn’t have a Muslim president. Let’s say a Muslim was going to run in any party or as an independent for American… Continue Reading