GOP gubernatorial candidate Anthony Hudson is planning a march through Dearborn on Tuesday “to protect Americans from Sharia law.”
Dawud Walid, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations Michigan Chapter, is urging residents to ignore the march.
“This so-called march is nothing more than a cynical attempt to stir up anti-Muslim sentiment and score cheap political points with like-minded extremists. Michigan residents – Muslims and people of other faiths or no faith – understand that our state’s strength comes from its diversity and unity,” Walid said in a statement. “We urge the community not to give this anti-Muslim publicity stunt the attention its organizers are so desperately seeking. Ignoring it is the most effective way to deny them the spotlight they crave.”…