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In 2018, four years before he became Mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, Abdullah Hammoud condemned U.S. President Donald Trump immigration policies at a rally in the city. In this photo, taken when the future mayor was serving in the Michigan House of Representatives, Hammoud stands next to Mohammad Elahi, the imam at the Islamic House of Wisdom in Dearborn Heights with close ties to the Iranian regime.
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Dearborn Leaders Share Responsibility for Attack on Nearby Synagogue
City’s Elites Channeling Henry Ford’s Hatred of Jews
March 13, 2026
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Dexter Van Zile
FWI Opinion & Interview
Politicians and Anti-Muslim Activists Keep Getting Michigan Wrong
February 24, 2026
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Baptist Islamophobiacs Submit to Islamism in the Name of Peace
January 30, 2026
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MAS-ICNA Conference Headlined by Antisemites, Extremists
January 29, 2026
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Why Is the U.K. Allowing an American Extremist into Country?
January 9, 2026
Past statements by Amir Ghalib disqualified the former mayor of Hamtramck, Michigan, from serving as U.S. ambassador to Kuwait.
FWI Opinion & Interview
Mr. President, Don’t Renominate Amer Ghalib
And While We’re at it, Think Twice About Offering Him Another Post
January 6, 2026
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Dexter Van Zile
Nelson, a former mill town once defined by looms, pubs, and labor militancy, Nelson has emerged as a recurring source of jihadist violence in the United Kingdom.
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Nelson, A Hotbed of Jihadism in Northwest England
U.K. Officials Need to Confront Extremism in Former Mill Town
December 16, 2025
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Potkin Azarmehr
Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud appeals for unity at a city council meeting on November 18, 2025—just weeks after telling a Christian pastor he was not welcome in the city he governs. He has yet to apologize.
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Dearborn Mayor’s Attack on Christian Invites Far-Right Chaos
Hammoud Invokes Unity After Far-Right Agitators Make Him Look Like Victim
November 23, 2025
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Dexter Van Zile
Imam Husham Al-Husainy, photographed at the Karbala Islamic Center in Dearborn, Michigan in September. Despite his long record of controversial statements, including open support for Hezbollah, Al-Husainy displayed an affable and friendly demeanor and spoke with genuine gratitude for the safety and freedom he has found in the United States. Nevertheless, in his interview with Focus on Western Islamism, he revealed himself to be more inclined to excuse Islamist excesses than to challenge them.
FWI Opinion & Interview
Interview with Dearborn Imam Who Loves Trump—And Lost His Moment
Husham Al-Husainy Was Headed to D.C. Until His Past Caught up with Him
November 3, 2025
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Dexter Van Zile
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Muslim-rights organization that regularly accuses its critics of "Islamophobia," is suing Northwestern University over its efforts to students about the evils of antisemitism. In late 2023, CAIR's leaders applauded the October 7 massacre, portraying the attack on civilians as an act of legitimate resistance.
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The Lawsuit That Turned Northwestern into Ground Zero for America’s Antisemitism Wars
October 30, 2025
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Michael Teplitsky
Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib had a tough time at the October 23, 2025, hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Senators did not appear to buy his attempt to repackage his previous praise for Saddam Hussein as proof of his hostility toward Iran, nor did they give much credence to his complaints that his offensive posts on social media were taken out of context or "mistranslated."
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Mister Ghalib Goes to Washington to Rebrand Himself; Senators Don’t Buy It
October 24, 2025
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Dexter Van Zile
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee convenes tomorrow, Thursday, October 23, 2025, to consider Hamtramck, Michigan Mayor Amer Ghalib’s nomination as U.S. ambassador to Kuwait.
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Senate to Hold Confirmation Hearings for Disgraced Michigan Mayor Amer Ghalib
October 22, 2025
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Benjamin Baird
The Home Office has done little to show that it is enforcing the much-touted Foreign Influence Registration Scheme, introduced under the United Kingdom’s National Security Act in 2023. Proper enforcement could prevent Sheikh Hasan Ali Al-Taraiki, a radical Shia cleric from Bahrain, from promoting hateful, anti-Western ideologies.
FWI Opinion & Interview
Britain Sheltering Bahraini Cleric Who Supports Hamas and Hezbollah
October 14, 2025
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Potkin Azarmehr
FWI Opinion & Interview
Homegrown Islamism: The Inconsequence of the Muslim Brotherhood
September 8, 2025
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Sam Westrop
U.K. officials have failed to confront the willingness of Muslim institutions, many of them in Scotland, to advance the interest and agenda of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
FWI Opinion & Interview
How Many More Outposts Are We Going to Let Iran Establish in the U.K.?
August 1, 2025
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Potkin Azarmehr
Mohammed Elahi, the imam at the Islamic House of Wisdom in Dearborn, Michigan, took to Facebook last week to call on President Donald Trump to pursue dialogue with the Islamic Republic of Iran, a regime that has been describing the United States as "The Great Satan" for decades. Elahi, who has long standing ties to the Iranian regime, leads a mosque whose online library included texts that promoted notions of Islamic supremacism over non-Muslims.
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Dear Imam Elahi: Stop Spreading Hate, Tell Iran to Surrender, and Warn Sleeper Cells to Stand Down
June 23, 2025
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Dexter Van Zile
Ahnaf Kalam
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NIAC Has Lost Its Mojo
June 20, 2025
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Dexter Van Zile
Regulators in the United Kingdom are giving a charity with close ties the Islamic Republic of Iran free rein. Despite a growing body of evidence, the U.K. Charity Commission has dragged its feet in shutting down Labaik Ya Zahra, a charity whose trustee, Syeda Umme Farwa, has expressed support for the regime's founder, Ayatollah Khoemeni.
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When Will U.K. Charity Commission Act Against Pro-Iran Charity?
April 30, 2025
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Potkin Azarmehr
The Iranian government scored a propaganda victory when protesters celebrated Al-Quds Day in London in late March.
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U.K. Allows Al-Quds Rally Despite Laws Against Foreign Influence
April 1, 2025
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Potkin Azarmehr
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