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Michigan mayor refutes accusations of catering to Muslim law

Michigan mayor refutes accusations of catering to Muslim law

Dearborn, Mich., is not under Islam's sharia law. That's the message Mayor John O'Reilly wants to make clear. He also spoke about how cities can promote diversity and cope with the anti-Muslim movement.
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  • 20th October 2010

Dearborn, Mich., is not under Islam's sharia law. That's the message Mayor John O'Reilly wants to make clear in light of accusations by a Christian group and Nevada's U.S. Senate candidate Sharon Angle that the city is under the sway of the controversial religious law. O'Reilly spoke with American City & County about how cities can promote diversity and cope with the anti-Muslim movement.

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