Report finds complaints from Michigan Muslims surged in 2025, many tied to public institutions

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: March 10, 2026

Words: 406

Last Updated: 4 months, 4 weeks ago

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Michigan is facing an issue of “institutionalized Islamophobia,” according to Dawud Walid, the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations Michigan Chapter (CAIR-MI), in a press conference discussing the group’s 2025 annual report.

2025 showed a significant increase of civil rights complaints in comparison to the year before, with 495 total intakes, a 25% increase, and 153 active legal cases, which is an 82% increase. Over the last three years, Walid said in …

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