Anti-Islam activists clash with pro-Muslim counter-protesters in Dearborn, Michigan
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Anti-Islam activists and pro-Muslim counter-protesters clashed in Dearborn, Michigan, on Tuesday, prompting a heavy police presence.
Dearborn, home to one of the largest Muslim populations in the country, has recently become a target of activists who accuse it of operating under “Sharia law,” according to MLive.
According to the source, the conflict started when Jake Lang, who participated in the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, came to Michigan Avenue and tried to burn the Quran.
Lang raised the lighter to set fire to the religious text, but counterprotesters knocked it out of his hand.
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The conflict started on January 6, 2021, when Jake Lang, who participated in the Capitol riot, came to Michigan Avenue and tried to burn a Quran. (Getty Images)
Later, after Lang slapped the Quran with a piece of bacon, a counter-protester took the book and ran away with it.
Lang and his group then marched toward City Hall ahead of Tuesday night’s city council meeting.
Police took security measures on the sidewalks and along Michigan Avenue and intervened briefly when the conflict escalated after Lang’s attempt to burn the book.
One person was seen being arrested at City Hall, according to MLive. No injuries were reported.
Curtis Hertel, chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party, condemned the attempt to burn the Quran.
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Dearborn is home to one of the largest Muslim populations in the country. (Charly Triballeau/Getty Images)
“Attempting to burn a religious document is an unacceptable act of hatred,” Hertel said in a statement. he said. “Dearborn is a beloved, multicultural city with tens of thousands of people who are friends, family members and neighbors.”
Michigan gubernatorial candidate Republican Anthony Hudson walked down the sidewalk with supporters as part of a demonstration unrelated to Lang’s, according to MLive.
According to a news release from the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Hudson had initially planned a protest in Dearborn, calling it the “American Crusade” against “Muslim infiltration” and “Sharia Law.”
But after visiting three mosques in the area, Hudson said there were many false and misleading narratives about Dearborn’s spread, and that all he saw from Muslims in Dearborn was hospitality, according to the statement. He also said he was against foreigners going to Dearborn with plans to burn the Quran.
Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Anthony Hudson leads what he calls a “unity rally” and march in Dearborn, Michigan. (Reuters)
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“We welcome Mr. Hudson’s regret over his admission of fear-mongering against the Dearborn community and American Muslims in general,” CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid said in the press release. “We invite him to further discussions to learn about the Islamic faith and what Muslims generally believe against false narratives and misinformation perpetuated by those with political agendas.”
In response to Hudson’s change of heart, Lang spray-painted the word “cuck” on his campaign bus in Dearborn and criticized him for “selling out,” MLive reported.
