Security increased in Dearborn, MI, after WSJ op-ed names it US ‘Jihad capital’
By Karah Rucker (Anchor/Reporter), Zachary Hill (Video Editor)
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Michigan mayor ramps up police patrol after ‘Islamophobic’ WSJ op-ed
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Click to see story on politika.rsDearborn, Michigan, is home of the largest Muslim population per capita in the United States. The city was deemed as “America’s Jihad Capital” in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece and controversy has quickly followed. President Joe Biden condemned the article and Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud called it bigoted and Islamophobic, upping the community’s security presence.
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The author, Steven Stalinsky, stood by his article following the criticism, citing national security concerns.
The piece highlights protests in Dearborn where it claims the Muslim-majority population largely supports Hamas and Iran, putting those residents on the opposite side of official U.S. policy in the Middle East conflict.
Some residents of the Michigan city mourn over what America and Israel celebrate. Local mosques in Dearborn hold memorial services for terrorist leaders killed in Gaza. Meanwhile, what America calls the Oct. 7 terror attack, some Imams in Dearborn celebrate it as part of a holy war.
“Open support for Hamas is spreading,” Stalinsky wrote. “Since Oct. 7, similar protests have occurred in major American cities featuring pro-Jihadist imagery, chants and slogans. What’s happening in Dearborn isn’t simply a political problem for Democrats. It’s potentially a national-security issue affecting all Americans. Counterterrorism agencies at all levels should pay close attention.”
Stalinsky is being accused of spreading Islamophobic hate over his word choice. Dearborn Mayor Hammoud said he ramped up the city’s police presence at mosques over the weekend of Feb. 2 in response.
President Biden also reacted on X.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Stalinsky said “nothing in my article was written to instigate any sort of hate. This is a moment for counterterrorism officials to be concerned.”
Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, there has been a rise in Islamophobic and antisemitic threats. Counterterrorism officials said they are on high alert and the threat of a terror attack on U.S. soil is “on a whole other level” since the conflict in the Middle East began.
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[KARAH RUCKER]
DEARBORN, MICHIGAN.
HOME OF THE LARGEST MUSLIM POPULATION PER CAPITA IN THE UNITED STATES.
IT WAS DEEMED AS “AMERICA’S JIHAD CAPITAL” IN A WALL STREET JOURNAL OPINION PIECE OVER THE WEEKEND.
AND CONTROVERSY – WOULD FOLLOW.
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WOULD CONDEMN THE ARTICLE.
THE CITY’S MAYOR CALLING IT BIGOTED. AND ISLAMOPHOBIC RHETORIC, UPPING THE COMMUNITY’S SECURITY PRESENCE
THE AUTHOR – STANDING BY HIS ARTICLE FOLLOWING THE CRITICISM, CITING NATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS.
THE PIECE HIGHLIGHTS PROTESTS IN DEARBORN MICHIGAN WHERE THE MUSLIM-MAJORITY POPULATION THERE LARGELY SUPPORTS **HAMAS AND IRAN.
WHICH PUTS THEM ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF OFFICIAL U.S. POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT.
THE MICHIGAN CITY MOURNS OVER WHAT AMERICA AND ISRAEL CELEBRATE.
LOCAL MOSQUES IN DEARBORN HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR TERRORIST LEADERS KILLED IN GAZA.
WHAT AMERICA CALLS “THE OCTOBER 7TH TERROR ATTACK” –
SOME IMAMS IN DEARBORN CELEBRATE AS PART OF A HOLY WAR.
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OP-ED SAYS –
“Open support for Hamas is spreading. Since Oct. 7, similar protests have occurred in major American cities featuring pro-jihadist imagery, chants and slogans.
What’s happening in Dearborn isn’t simply a political problem for Democrats. It’s potentially a national-security issue affecting all Americans. Counterterrorism agencies at all levels should pay close attention.”
[KARAH RUCKER]
BUT STEVEN STALINSKY – THE AUTHOR – IS BEING ACCUSED OF SPREADING ISLAMOPHOBIC HATE OVER HIS WORD CHOICE.
THE MAYOR OF DEARBORN RAMPED UP ITS POLICE PRESENCE AT MOSQUES OVER THE WEEKEND IN RESPONSE.
ABDULLAH HAMMOUD SAID THE INCREASED SECURITY WAS A “direct result of the inflammatory @WSJ opinion piece that has led to an alarming increase in bigoted and Islamophobic rhetoric online targeting the city of Dearborn.”
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ALSO REACTED.
POSTING ON X: Americans know that blaming a group of people based on the words of a small few is wrong.
That’s exactly what can lead to Islamophobia and anti-Arab hate, and it shouldn’t happen to the residents of Dearborn – or any American town.
STALINSKY – TAKING HEAT – STANDS BY HIS ARTICLE.
SAYING IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS –
“Nothing in my article was written to instigate any sort of hate. This is a moment for counterterrorism officials to be concerned.”
SINCE THE START OF THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR –
THERE HAS BEEN A RISE IN ISLAMOPHOBIC AND ANTI-SEMITIC THREATS.
COUNTERTERRORISM OFFICIALS SAY THEY **ARE ON HIGH ALERT AND THE THREAT OF A TERROR ATTACK ON U.S. SOIL IS “ON A WHOLE OTHER LEVEL” SINCE THE CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST BEGAN.
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Michigan mayor ramps up police patrol after ‘Islamophobic’ WSJ op-ed
Click to see story on The GuardianMichigan city ramps up security after op-ed calls it ‘America’s jihad capital’
Click to see story on The IndependentMichigan city ramps up security after op-ed calls it ‘America’s jihad capital’
Click to see story on Associated Press NewsMichigan mayor calls for increased security in response to Wall Street Journal op-ed
Click to see story on USA TodayMichigan city ramps up security after op-ed calls it ‘America’s jihad capital’
Click to see story on abc NewsMayor says police presence increased at places of worship after WSJ opinion piece declared his city ‘America’s Jihad capital’
Click to see story on CNNDearborn mayor ramps up police patrols near places of worship due to “inflammatory” WSJ op-ed
Click to see story on CBS NewsPolice in Michigan city put on alert after WSJ opinion piece mayor calls ‘reckless, bigoted’
Click to see story on GMA Filipino NewsMichigan city ramps up security after op-ed calls it ‘America’s jihad capital’
Click to see story on PoliticoMichigan’s Dearborn ramps up security after inflammatory op-ed leads to rise in online attacks
Click to see story on PBS NewsHourDearborn mayor calls for increased police after targeted Wall Street Journal Opinion piece
Click to see story on Detroit Free PressBiden condemns anti-Arab hate after WSJ opinion piece calls Dearborn ‘jihad capital’
Click to see story on AOLMichigan city ramps up security after op-ed calls it ‘America’s jihad capital’
Click to see story on CTV NewsDearborn Michigan on the edge after WSJ names it America’s jihad capital, here’s why
Click to see story on Hindustan TimesMayor says police presence increased at places of worship after WSJ opinion piece declared his city ‘America’s Jihad capital’
Click to see story on KRDOMayor says police presence increased at places of worship after WSJ opinion piece declared his city ‘America’s Jihad capital’
Click to see story on KIFIMichigan mayor ramps up police force near places of worship, citing ‘inflammatory’ WSJ op-ed
Click to see story on The HillMichigan city ramps up security after op-ed calls it ‘America’s jihad capital’
Click to see story on KVIAMichigan city ramps up security after op-ed calls it ‘America’s jihad capital’
Click to see story on Winnipeg Free PressMichigan city ramps up security after op-ed calls it ‘America’s jihad capital’
Click to see story on WPLGMichigan city ramps up security after op-ed calls it ‘America’s jihad capital’
Click to see story on Washington Top NewsMichigan city ramps up security after op-ed calls it ‘America’s jihad capital’
Click to see story on Click on DetroitMichigan city ramps up security after op-ed calls it ‘America’s jihad capital’
Click to see story on San Diego Union TribunePolice in Michigan city put on alert after WSJ opinion piece
Click to see story on WTVBMichigan city ramps up security after op-ed calls it ‘America’s jihad capital’
Click to see story on KOB 4Michigan city ramps up security after op-ed calls it ‘America’s jihad capital’
Click to see story on WCBDMichigan city ramps up security after op-ed calls it ‘America’s jihad capital’
Click to see story on WZZMMichigan city ramps up security after op-ed calls it ‘America’s jihad capital’
Click to see story on MY NorthwestDearborn, Michigan ramps up security after op-ed calls it ‘America’s jihad capital’
Click to see story on The BladeDearborn ramps up security after op-ed calls it ‘America’s jihad capital’
Click to see story on WPBNMichigan city ramps up security after op-ed calls it ’America’s jihad capital’
Click to see story on Toronto SunMichigan Police On High Alert After “Racist” WSJ Op-Ed Piece Calls Dearborn “America’s Jihad Capital”
Click to see story on Zero HedgeUS police in Michigan city put on alert after ‘Islamophobic’ WSJ op-ed
Click to see story on PressTVDearborn’s first Muslim mayor deploys police after WSJ piece brands city ‘America’s jihad capital’
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Michigan city ramps up security after op-ed calls it ‘America’s jihad capital’
Click to see story on My Mother LodeMichigan city ramps up security after op-ed calls it ‘America’s jihad capital’ – The Morning Sun
Click to see story on Morning SunDearborn boosts patrols after WSJ op-ed dubs it ‘Jihad Capital’ – Jordan News | Latest News from Jordan, MENA
Click to see story on Jordan News | Latest News from Jordan, MENAMichigan city on alert for text published in “Wall Street Journal”
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