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Anti-Islam protesters, Muslims clash in Dearborn, Michigan, after man attempts to burn Quran
Fox News ^ | November 18, 2025 | Landon Mion

Posted on 11/18/2025 7:31:53 PM PST by MinorityRepublican

Anti-Islam activists and pro-Muslim counter-protesters clashed on Tuesday in Dearborn, Michigan, prompting a heavy police presence.

Dearborn, home to one of the largest Muslim populations in the country, has recently become a target for activists who accuse it of operating under "Sharia law," according to MLive.

The clash began when Jake Lang, who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, arrived on Michigan Avenue and attempted to burn a Quran, the outlet reported.

Lang held up a lighter attempting to light the religious text on fire, but counter-protesters knocked it from his hands.

Later, Lang slapped the Quran with a slab of bacon before a counter-protester grabbed the book and took off with it.

Lang and his group later marched toward City Hall ahead of the city council meeting Tuesday night.

Police maintained a perimeter on the sidewalks and along Michigan Avenue, intervening briefly when the clash escalated following Lang’s attempted burning of the book.

One person was seen being arrested at City Hall, according to MLive. No injuries were reported.

The chair of the Michigan Democratic Party, Curtis Hertel, condemned the attempted burning of the Quran.

"Attempting to burn a religious document is an unacceptable act of hate," Hertel said in a statement. "Dearborn is a beloved, multicultural city with tens of thousands of people who are cherished friends, family members, and neighbors."

Michigan gubernatorial candidate Anthony Hudson, a Republican, walked with supporters along the sidewalk as part of a demonstration that appeared unconnected to Lang's, according to MLive.

Hudson had initially planned a protest in Dearborn, calling it an "American Crusade" against "Muslim infiltration" and "Sharia Law," according to a news release from the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

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TOPICS: US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: dearborn; firstamendment; freespeech; michigan; protectedspeech; symbolicspeech
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1 posted on 11/18/2025 7:31:53 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Brave. Incendiary. Legal.


2 posted on 11/18/2025 7:33:41 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (Real Genocide of Christians by muslims in Sudan and Nigeria gets no notice from Jew haters.)
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To: Uncle Miltie

When bacon is made illegal, only criminals will own bacon.
LOL!


3 posted on 11/18/2025 7:37:27 PM PST by Zathras
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To: Zathras

I did appreciate the bacon slapping maneuver…


4 posted on 11/18/2025 7:38:50 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (Real Genocide of Christians by muslims in Sudan and Nigeria gets no notice from Jew haters.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Was the koran thief apprehended and charged?

“Later, Lang slapped the Quran with a slab of bacon before a counter-protester grabbed the book and took off with it.”

If not, why not?


5 posted on 11/18/2025 7:40:16 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (Real Genocide of Christians by muslims in Sudan and Nigeria gets no notice from Jew haters.)
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To: Uncle Miltie

True.


6 posted on 11/18/2025 7:42:09 PM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: MinorityRepublican

Mr. Lang is a true hero for standing up to the mudslime invaders.


7 posted on 11/18/2025 7:43:13 PM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: MinorityRepublican

Wait till they learn about the Al-Zutt


8 posted on 11/18/2025 7:45:26 PM PST by LukeL
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“Mr. Lang is a true hero for standing up to the mudslime invaders.”
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Mr. Lang is an idiot who likes to pour gasoline on fires. It’s no different from someone walking up to one of us and burning an American flag or bible. Chances are, somebody here would do the same.


9 posted on 11/18/2025 7:47:37 PM PST by Bob Wills is still the king
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“The clash began when Jake Lang, who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot,”.....

Fox News used the word ‘riot’ instead of ‘protest’. How MSM-Y of them. Also, as I read their article, the ‘clash’ began when someone committed battery on Lang when they knocked his lighter out of his hand.


10 posted on 11/18/2025 7:48:04 PM PST by muglywump (Seven days without laughter makes one weak.)
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To: MinorityRepublican
Ann Barnhardt bookmarks the Koran with bacon, then burns it.


11 posted on 11/18/2025 7:50:12 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (I have no answers. Only questions.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Wonder why Lang didn’t smother the outside with bacon or sausage and then burn the inside. Now that would have been something to watch. The counter-protestor wouldn’t want to soil his/her hands with pork grease.


12 posted on 11/18/2025 7:51:05 PM PST by gildafarrell ("To Strive, To Seek, To Find and Not To Yield!")
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To: MinorityRepublican

Where’s Vlad when you need him?


13 posted on 11/18/2025 7:55:31 PM PST by packagingguy
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To: All

I tried everything in my power to warn America what was coming.

And the state did everything in their power to stop me.
pic.twitter.com/d5Z1zEFggb— Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 (@TRobinsonNewEra) November 19, 2025


14 posted on 11/18/2025 7:58:59 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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What exactly was the point of this?

An expression of hatred for the US Constitution?

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof”

This contains the two all-powerful clauses . . . the Establishment clause and the Free Exercise clause.

Now folks can certainly announce their hatred for Islam in America, but they are consequently obligated to also announce their hatred of the US Constitution. Did this guy explicitly do that?


15 posted on 11/18/2025 7:59:43 PM PST by Owen
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To: MinorityRepublican

Bkmk


16 posted on 11/18/2025 8:14:03 PM PST by sauropod
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"Attempting to burn a religious document is an unacceptable act of hate"


Wrong.... it is covered under the 1st Amendment.
17 posted on 11/18/2025 8:18:43 PM PST by Bikkuri
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"American Crusade"


That is exactly what we need.. Not only that, but a WORLDWIDE Crusade.
18 posted on 11/18/2025 8:22:39 PM PST by Bikkuri
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To: MinorityRepublican

Soak it in bacon grease first. If they try and grab it imagine their surprise!


19 posted on 11/18/2025 8:52:36 PM PST by Nateman (Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
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To: Bob Wills is still the king
...It’s no different..

It is different. Islam is evil. It deserves ever bit of resistance we can offer. America is also a Christian nation. Islam has long been a traditional enemy of Christian Civilization.

20 posted on 11/18/2025 8:55:40 PM PST by Nateman (Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
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