Dearborn sued over Ramadan displays and Christian and Jewish symbols

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 01:00 · Archive

Margot Cleveland is suing Dearborn, Michigan for displaying Ramadan banners while refusing Christian and Jewish symbols.

Margot Cleveland, Senior Legal Correspondent at The Federalist, is suing the city of Dearborn, Michigan and mayor Abdullah Hammoud, alleging the city displayed exclusively Muslim symbols in public spaces in violation of the First Amendment. Cleveland claims the city put up 'Ramadan Kareem' banners and a crescent moon display while refusing to showcase equivalent Christian or Jewish iconography.

Cleveland said she observed the banners during the fourth week of Lent, with Easter coming two weeks later and Passover a week away. She wrote to Dearborn's city attorney asking whether the city planned to reciprocate displays for other Abrahamic faiths but received no response. According to her lawsuit, Cleveland also discovered through Freedom of Information Act requests that the police department had sold Ramadan t-shirts bearing the department's seal and a crescent moon.

The lawsuit names the city and mayor as defendants, with Cleveland accusing them of making Dearborn 'a hostile place for Christians and Jews'.

How it is being reported

• Woke Michigan city that decorated for Ramadan but not Passover or Easter accused in lawsuit of being 'hostile place for Christians and Jews'The city of Dearborn, Michigan and mayor Abdullah Hammoud, were named in a lawsuit after allegedly ignoring requests to display decorations for other holidays.Daily Mail · 9 Oct, 00:42
• Lawsuit accuses Dearborn, Michigan of being 'hostile to Christians and Jews' with Islamic displaysMargot Cleveland's lawsuit accuses Dearborn, Michigan of displaying Ramadan banners and crescent moons while refusing equal Christian and Jewish symbols.Fox News · 8 Oct, 11:14

In this story: Margot Cleveland · Dearborn, Michigan · Abdullah Hammoud · The Federalist

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