The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies to investigate recent threats targeting a mosque in Madison Heights, Michigan as a hate crime.
The American Islamic Community Center yesterday receiving two profanity laced audio messages in which the caller stated “I am going to make you blood… I am going to kill you. I am going to kill your people” and “We’re going to come and we’re going to come strong. We’re going to get rid of you one way or another.”
SEE: Transcription from Osama Siblani, publisher of The Arab American News, of audio of threats
“We call on the local, state and federal law enforcement to use their full resources to investigate yesterday’s threats as a hate crime against the Madison Heights mosque,” said CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid. “Given the recent terror attack on a mosque in San Diego, which led to three fatalities, such threats must be dealt with the utmost seriousness by law enforcement.”
He urged Muslim community leaders to utilize CAIR’s “Best Practices for Mosque and Community Safety” bookletto help keep religious facilities safe. The advice in the booklet is applicable to all houses of worship.
Walid also noted that the American Islamic Community Center has a history of receiving threats and harassment relating to construction of a new mosque in neighboring Sterling Heights.
SEE: After years of roadblocks, ground finally broken on mosque in Sterling Heights (FOX 2 Detroit)
Washington, D.C., based CAIR’s latest civil rights report documented 8,683 anti-Muslim bias complaints in 2025 – the highest number ever recorded by the organization since it began publishing civil rights reports in 1996.
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CONTACT: CAIR-MI Executive Director, Dawud Walid, (248) 842-1418, dwalid@cair.com; CAIR-MI Lead Staff Attorney, Amy V. Doukoure (586) 943-8823, adoukoure@cair.com