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Dearborn mayor tells Christian minister 'not welcome' after street-naming protest
American Thinker ^ | 21 Sep, 2025 | Susan Quinn

Posted on 09/22/2025 5:11:29 AM PDT by MtnClimber

While we are busy fighting with each other in this country (Left and Right), you may not have noticed that one Muslim-dominant community in Michigan is trying to impose its values on its residents and destroy our own:

A street once named to honor a Revolutionary War hero has now been partly rebranded for a man critics link to Hezbollah. That culture clash came to a boil not just on the pavement but inside Dearborn’s city hall on Wednesday, September 10 – where the mayor stunned residents by telling a local taxpayer he wasn’t welcome in his own hometown after the man criticized the renaming of a portion of Warren Avenue to honor a controversial figure in Arab-American culture, Osama Siblani. (Michigan News Source.)

The controversy arose because Edward “Ted” Barham spoke out at a city council meeting, protesting that signage on two intersections was changed to honor Siblani. At the council meeting, Mr. Barham read from a speech given by Siblani, publisher of Arab American News:

‘We are the Arabs who are going to lift Palestinians all the way to victory whether we are in Michigan and whether we are in Jenin. Believe me, everyone should fight within his means. They will fight with stones, others will fight with guns, others fight with planes, drones, and rockets.’ Barham told council members, ‘It sounds like he could be inciting violence in Michigan.’

Siblani has a long record of controversial remarks. In 2003 he told the Washington Post, ‘Mr. Bush believes Hezbollah, Hamas and other Palestinian factions are terrorists, but we believe they are freedom fighters.’ (Fox News)

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: islam; jihad
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1 posted on 09/22/2025 5:11:29 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

Their goal is to turn the rest of the USA into Dearbornistan.


2 posted on 09/22/2025 5:12:09 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

Crusades II, coming to a Muzzie town near you.
Not if...but when.
The religion of hate, rape, lying, and misogyny is proof that evolution sometimes goes backwards.


3 posted on 09/22/2025 5:13:20 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: MtnClimber

Jihad inside the republic. The jihadist is not interested in debate. He is part of an EVIL COLLECTIVE. Know him/them by their words.


4 posted on 09/22/2025 5:14:04 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: MtnClimber

Occupied territory. We need to take it back.


5 posted on 09/22/2025 5:17:06 AM PDT by Salman (It's not a slippery slope if it was part of the program all along.)
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Letting Muslims in to America in the first place was done with malice and hatred towards our native population. They should all be removed and sent back to their backwards countries by any means necessary.


6 posted on 09/22/2025 5:18:25 AM PDT by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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To: MtnClimber

Muzzie Terrorists running America now. Go ahead. Vote for the DemonRATS. You’re going to deserve what you’re going to get.


7 posted on 09/22/2025 5:20:03 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (DemocRATS! The Party of Death, Destruction and retarded homosexual and tranny assassins.)
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To: escapefromboston
Letting Muslims in to America in the first place was done with malice and hatred towards our native population. They should all be removed and sent back to their backwards countries by any means necessary.

If we need to repopulate because most American women aren't having enough children, then we should subsidize the Amish and Fundamentalist Mormons to crank out more kids. Then we don't need all of the Muzzies invading us.
8 posted on 09/22/2025 5:22:12 AM PDT by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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To: MtnClimber

Michigan voters put the muslims into office now kick them out of office. Their goal is to put he islamic flag over the White House. They have taken over Africa north of the Equator and Middle East, next is Europe. Once they get the vote, kiss your a$$ goodbye.


9 posted on 09/22/2025 5:25:51 AM PDT by chopperk
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Michigan voters put the muslims into office now kick them out of office. Their goal is to put he islamic flag over the White House. They have taken over Africa north of the Equator and Middle East, next is Europe. Once they get the vote, kiss your a$$ goodbye.


10 posted on 09/22/2025 5:26:40 AM PDT by chopperk
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To: Dr. Franklin

“If we need to repopulate because most American women aren’t having enough children, then we should subsidize the Amish and Fundamentalist Mormons to crank out more kids. Then we don’t need all of the Muzzies invading us.”

Back when the Pope was Catholic, they also produced children. Hopefully, Leo may reinstate this important and needed tradition.


11 posted on 09/22/2025 5:33:52 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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Back when the Pope was Catholic, they also produced children. Hopefully, Leo may reinstate this important and needed tradition.

Unfortunately, I think the Catholic Church, which embraces tradition, is struggling to deal with the role of women in the modern world. Too many women place having a career ahead of having a family. If I have to choose between polygamist Mormons and polygamist Muzzies, I prefer the Mormons.
12 posted on 09/22/2025 5:39:40 AM PDT by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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They want to replace Americans so that wouldn’t work, it’s not about the population level.


13 posted on 09/22/2025 5:42:20 AM PDT by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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“you may not have noticed that one Muslim-dominant community in Michigan is trying to impose its values on its residents and destroy our own:”

Exactly what they do, everywhere they go, once they get enough numbers.

It’s almost laughable that the left aligns themselves with the muzzies as part of an enemy of my enemy strategy. Once the muzzies become dominant, the left will be learning to fly as they are thrown off of buildings.


14 posted on 09/22/2025 5:43:29 AM PDT by brownsfan (It's going to take real, serious, hard times to wake the American public.)
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"Barham objected to the new signs, pointing to Siblani's statements in which he praised jihadi martyrs, called for armed resistance, and praised Hizbullah and Hamas. Barham said: 'I feel like having that sign up there is almost like naming a street Hizbullah Street or Hamas Street. Hizbullah bombed the embassy in Beirut, including many Americans. I just feel it's quite inappropriate.'"

https://www.memri.org/reports/after-dearborn-michigan-names-street-after-local-pro-hizbullah-figure-osama-siblani-and

"Governor Whitmer chose Siblani in February 2025 to accompany her this past month on an official state trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain."

https://www.memri.org/reports/delegation-middle-east-michigan-governor-gretchen-whitmer-includes-dearborn-michigan


15 posted on 09/22/2025 5:56:53 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: MtnClimber

The democrats “all inclusiveness” on full display once again i see /s

Pssst mayor- you are not the arbitor for who is and isnt welcome in this nation of ours!


16 posted on 09/22/2025 5:57:10 AM PDT by Bob434 (Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana)
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To: escapefromboston

The left tried to give america to the mexicans, and that didnt work, so they turned to a viplebt group and gsve them unprecendented power in hopes that they will take over ci5ies and towns and make them no go zones


17 posted on 09/22/2025 5:59:00 AM PDT by Bob434 (Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana)
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To: chopperk

They will likely soon be putting the idlamic flag over the ny state capitol bui,ding soon if mamdami gets elected. Ny screamed about being hit by terrorist nations on 9/11, then inexplicably turns around and wants to eoect someone who represents the very terrorist nations that hit us.

Brilliant move ny! /s


18 posted on 09/22/2025 6:02:52 AM PDT by Bob434 (Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana)
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To: Bob434

The democRATs are rubbing our noses in “diversity”.


19 posted on 09/22/2025 6:03:38 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: escapefromboston
They want to replace Americans so that wouldn’t work, it’s not about the population level.

They are playing divide and conquer. The more diverse the population, the easier that is to do. Therefore, they champion "diversity" to rule over us better.
20 posted on 09/22/2025 6:12:12 AM PDT by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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