09-04-15 Sterling Heights Mosque Radio discussion

Listeners in Detroit and Washington DC discuss the proposal to build a mosque in Sterling Heights, Michigan, and the opposition from some residents, including mainstream Americans and non-Arab Christian Chaldeans in the community.

Broadcast Friday morning 8 am EST in Detroit and Washington DC with host Ray Hanania on WNZK AM 690 radio in Detroit and 700 AM Radio in Washington, Sept. 4, 2015.

Callers reflected the views and the debate surrounding the mosque plan.

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Mosque protest, Sterling Heights, Michigan, Chaldeans, Christian Arabs, racism, bigotry, traffic congestion

Notes:

 mount in Sterling Heights, Michigan as opposition increases against the plan to build a mosque there. Among the opposition are many Chaldean Americans, who are Christians from the Middle East (non-Arab) who speak Arabic, share the Arab culture and originate from Iraq. The anger against Muslims is intense not just with Americans but Christian Arabs, too. I think it reflects, in part, the failure of Muslims to recognize their weak relations with Christian Arabs and apathy towards the harassment and bullying that Christian Arabs experience from Muslim extremists and fanatics not just in the Middle East but right here in America. Why isn't CAIR, for example, speaking out against the anti-Christian hatred at KabobFest and Ikhras and from individual Muslim activists who are showcased and feted at Muslim conferences and gatherings. You can't say you are opposed to extremism when you give extremists a platform OR refuse to speak out against them. It's a problem most Arab Christians and Muslims don't want to deal with.