Christian minister speaks out after being branded ‘racist’ in protest of signs honoring controversial figure

A Michigan resident was told he was “Not welcome“In his own city, people are concerned about street signs in recognition of the controversial founder and publisher of Arab American News.

Dearborn’s Christian minister and resident Ted Barham attended a city council meeting earlier this month against renaming the intersection after Osama Siblani. Baham accused Siblani of supporting terrorist groups and promoting violence in the Middle East and above American soil.

“When he is synonymous with Hezbollah and now Hamas, I think it’s inappropriate to be so public in this city in the United States,” Barham stressed.Will be in the country’s rural areas” podcast.

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In the public meeting, Barham read the comments of Lebanese-American Siblani, who he believes encouraged not only the Middle East, but also violence in the United States.

Barham argued that Siblani once talked about the irrigation of the Palestinian lands.

He quoted Siblani “Believe me, everyone should fight on his means. They will fight against stones, others will fight with guns, others will fight with planes, drones and rockets,” said the 2022 speech.

Siblani rejected Barham’s allegations as false, telling Fox News Digital that he was “the only person who opposed street signs.”

Support for the honor is broad, he said, adding: “Thousands of residents of Dearborn, Michigan have praised the sign for my forty years of service.”

Siblani also argues that Barham’s claim is “based on false information and bias.”

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Barham told Cain that he lives in A while in the Middle East And said he was worried that what he was talking about was the “hostile” flow of Muslim most countries entering the West.

Dearborn Mayor Abdullah H., if he doesn’t want to see these signs, refutes Balum’s concerns and tells him to “close his eyes.”

Barham later said: “I don’t think it’s a good suggestion because then I might close my eyes,” stressed that he had no intention of spreading hatred to the Muslim community.

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“I don’t want to encourage more hostility toward Muslim friends. I want to encourage love for Muslim friends,” he said, stressing that his faith played a role in his decision about intersection signs.

At the meeting, Hammoud called Barham a “racist,” “Bigot” and “Islamophobia.”

He continued to announce: “Although you live here, I want you to know that as mayor you are not welcome and that the day you move out of the city will be the day I carry out the parade to celebrate the fact that you move out of the city.”

Ballum says he Respond to this moment with confidence.

“I think it’s very important to show our enemies the love of Christians.” “That’s why I replied, ‘God bless you, mayor. God bless you, sir.'”

Now, Barham says he faces revenge online.

“I was started with Facebook, and I suddenly started with Facebook forever, and lost my personal account for 16 years, my personal photos, family photos and all media pages,” he said.

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Barham said he believes the ban comes after he released a video that urged Muslims to convert to Christianity and claimed that some residents “maybe the mayor himself” played a role.