DEARBORN, Michigan - Pastor Terry Jones - the Gainesville, Florida pastor who made international news headlines for threatening to burn a Quran on the anniversary of 9-11 (11-Sep-2010) is headed to Dearborn. He says he won't burn the Muslim holy book here, but is planning to protest outside the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn on 22-Apr-2011. Update … [Read more...]
UPDATED: Mosque Bomber Foiled Like Fawkes
DEARBORN, MI - On this day in 1606, Guy Fawkes was executed after his conviction in the Gunpowder Plot against the English Parliament and King James the First. The conspiracy was thwarted before any explosion occurred. During a search of the House of Lords at about midnight on November 4, 1605, Fawkes was discovered guarding 36 barrels of gunpowder – … [Read more...]
Attack on Dearborn Mosque Thwarted
DEARBORN, Michigan -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said in a press release that a bias-motivated attack on a Dearborn mosque was thwarted by local police. Law enforcement authorities and officials with the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn reported to CAIR that a white male resident of California was arrested on Monday evening in … [Read more...]