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Mayor Confronts Anti-Muslim Protest as Neo-Nazis Rally

8/21/2026

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Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud confronted self-proclaimed Christian crusader Jake Lang’s anti-Muslim protest in Dearborn.
Lang called Muslims “insidious parasites” and urged them to leave the United States.
The rally, billed online as a “pig roast,” drew hundreds of supporters and counterprotesters.
Neo-Nazi demonstrators displayed a swastika flag and several men carried assault rifles, heightening tension.

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Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud confronted self-proclaimed Christian crusader Jake Lang’s anti-Muslim protest in Dearborn.
Lang called Muslims “insidious parasites” and urged them to leave the United States.
The rally, billed online as a “pig roast,” drew hundreds of supporters and counterprotesters.
Neo-Nazi demonstrators displayed a swastika flag and several men carried assault rifles, heightening tension.