The Michigan chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed condemnation by local officials of Howell, Michigan, of recent white supremacist activities in their city.
During the past weekend, two white supremacist rallies and actions took place in Howell, Michigan, in which persons reportedly voiced support for Adolf Hitler, Nazis, the KKK, and former President Donald Trump. In one of the rallies, white supremacists chanted, “We love Hitler. We love Trump.”
SEE: ‘We love Hitler. We love Trump.’ As Trump rallied in GR, white supremacists chanted in Howell (Livingston Daily)
Howell, which has long been considered the epicenter of white supremacist activity and the capital of the KKK in Michigan, carries the stigma of being a town which does not welcome racial and religious minorities.
SEE: Why is Howell considered the KKK capital of Michigan? (Michigan Public Radio)
“We welcome the condemnation of Howell officials regarding recent white supremacist activities in their town and commit to working with them to ensure that their community becomes more welcoming of racial and religious diversity,” said CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid. “More proactive work needs to be done in Howell to project the message that the KKK and neo-Nazi adjacent activists are not welcome to propagate hate in their city limits.”
He said CAIR and the American Muslim community stand in solidarity with all those challenging antisemitism, systemic anti-Black racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, white supremacy, and all other forms of bigotry.
CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
La misión de CAIR es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprensión del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos.
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CONTACT: CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid, 248-842-1418, dwalid@cair.com; CAIR-MI Staff Attorney Amy Doukoure, 586-943-8823, adoukoure@cair.com