Mayor says police presence increased at places of worship after WSJ opinion piece declared his city 'America's Jihad cap

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Mayor says police presence increased at places of worship after WSJ opinion piece declared his city ‘America’s Jihad capital’

By Artemis Moshtaghian and Michelle Watson, CNN
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Published 8:27 PM EST, Sat February 3, 2024

(CNN) — The mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, Abdullah H. Hammoud, said residents can expect an increased police presence “effective immediately” at “all places of worship and major infrastructure points” after a Wall Street Journal opinion piece referred to his city as “America’s Jihad capital.”

The increase of law enforcement in the area is a direct response to a Wall Street Journal opinion piece published Friday, Hammoud said on X, formerly Twitter.

Hammoud said on social media the article “has led to an alarming increase in bigoted and Islamophobic rhetoric online targeting the city of Dearborn.”

Dawud Walid, the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations Michigan chapter, said the chapter welcomes the mayor’s proactive approach to protecting the Muslim community.

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Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/03/us/dearborn-michigan-mayor-wsj-opinion/index.html

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