Statement on Anti-Islam Demonstrations in Dearborn, Michigan

The Principality of Kaharagia wholeheartedly condemns the recent anti-Islam demonstrations in Dearborn, where a small group of agitators arrived speaking of a so-called “Christian crusade” against the city. Such language is calculated to intimidate Muslim residents and to turn religion into a tool of menace rather than a source of conscience and restraint.

Islam is the world’s second-largest and one of its fastest-growing faiths. It is not a monolith, and the actions of a few, whether in politics or extremism, cannot honestly be used to define more than a billion believers. To claim that the wrongs of a handful indict an entire faith is not serious criticism; it is prejudice dressed in the language of conviction.

Kaharagia stands with our Muslim brothers and sisters in Dearborn and throughout the world. They are entitled to live, worship, and speak without fear or harassment. We reject any attempt to invoke “crusade” or other religious imagery as a banner for hatred, and we affirm instead the simple obligation to treat our neighbours with dignity, whatever their creed.