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Michigan city defends itself against accusations of favoring Muslim holidays over other faiths

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Dearborn, Michigan, has defended itself against a recent lawsuit alleging bias towards Islamic holidays. The city claims its inclusivity is being targeted by critics. According to the complaint filed on Thursday, Dearborn spends significant funds celebrating Muslim holidays but fails to recognize religious observances of Christians and Jews.

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Margot Cleveland, a journalist with The Federalist, filed a civil rights lawsuit on Thursday against the city of Dearborn and its Democratic Mayor Abdullah Hammoud. The lawsuit claims that the city violated Cleveland's First and Fourteenth Amendment rights by spending thousands of dollars in taxpayer money to celebrate Muslim holidays while ignoring her requests for public recognition of Easter, Passover, and other Christian and Jewish holy days. Attorney David Yerushalmi argues that Mayor Hammoud responded with hostility towards a Christian resident, stating they are "not welcome" in the city. Dearborn is known for its significant Arab American population; it had 109,976 residents as of the 2020 Census, with 54.5% reporting themselves as Muslim. In response to the lawsuit, a spokesperson for Dearborn defended the city's actions, attributing criticisms to its diversity and "welcoming nature."

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The city of Dearborn responded Saturday to a lawsuit accusing it of celebrating Muslim holidays and ignoring religious holidays of other faiths by blaming attacks against it on its diversity and “welcoming nature.” asserted

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A statement from the Detroit suburb issued by a spokesperson came in response to a lawsuit on Thursday that accused the city and its mayor of spending thousands of dollars to celebrate Muslim holidays while ignoring Christian and Jewish holidays. asserted

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Michigan city defends itself against accusations of favoring Muslim holidays over other faiths

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