Michigan’s progressive female Democrats sure know how to pick their company. Several have been spotted at past fundraisers tied to Hezbollah-linked Imam Sayed Hassan Al-Qazwini, resident scholar of the Islamic Institute of America in Dearborn Heights, and the same cleric currently making headlines for openly calling for Israel’s destruction.
The Jewish Press has reported that in March of last year, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) was a guest at the annual fundraiser for the Islamic Institute of America and that Whitmer was a guest speaker for the institute in 2022.
Also back on October 27th, 2022, right before the state’s gubernatorial election, Michigan democrats Governor Gretchen Whitmer, AG Dana Nessel, SOS Benson, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-Ann Arbor) all attended the Arab American Political Action Committee’s annual banquet in Dearborn which was attended by Imam Al-Qazwini. It was there that Whitmer posed in a photo next to him. Photos of the event can be seen here.
A portion of a sermon by Al-Qazwini from February 21st was translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) and exposes that he was praising the terrorist organization Hezbollah and calling for the destruction of Israel.
During his sermon last week at the Islamic Institute of America, Imam Al-Qazwini declared that while Israel may have taken the life of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, it could never erase his spirit, message, or mission. He insisted that Nasrallah’s assassination would serve as a catalyst for the resistance against Israel, which he described as a “tyrannical enemy.”
Addressing both his Michigan congregation and listeners in Lebanon, Al-Qazwini urged them not to see this as a defeat, proclaiming, “Victory will follow.”