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ROYAL OAK, MI, Oct. 24, 2024 ~ A prominent Muslim Democrat is accusing the Kamala Harris campaign of Islamophobia after being kicked out of her Royal Oak rally on Monday.
Ahmed Ghanim, of Ferndale, is an Egyptian immigrant who RSVP’d for a Harris rally at the Royal Oak Music Theatre, but was booted from the venue ten minutes after going through security without given a reason. Ghanim, who primaried U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens (MI-11) in August, has been critical of Harris and other Democrats for supporting Israel‘s bombardment of Gaza and Lebanon.
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(CONTINUED) “I was not protesting, I don’t have any signs on me. This is surprising to me,” Ghanim said in a Facebook video. “It’s racial profiling because you are a Muslim and Muslims are not allowed in her rally, I guess.“
The Harris campaign later released a statement that expressed regret and said Ghanim is welcome at future rallies but did not provide an explanation for his removal.
The swing state of Michigan has one of the largest Arab American populations in the country, a group that is angry at Harris over her continued support of Israel’s military campaign into Gaza. Recently, the Dearborn-based Arab American News told readers not to vote for any of the major candidates in the presidential race, and the race for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat.
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