The Sunni and Shi’a imams in Michigan under the umbrella organization, the Council of Islamic Organizations of Michigan, CIOM, held two meetings (7/8 &7/15, 2008) deliberating on and discussing the issue and its affect on the Muslim community in America.
This Group is trying to discourage avoid fitna.
Those in attendance were:
- Sheikh Ali Sulaiman Ali, Muslim Community of Western Suburbs Mosque, Canton;
- Imam Baqir Berry, Islamic Institute of Knowledge, Dearborn;
- Imam Muhammad Ali Elahi, Islamic House of Wisdom, Dearborn Heights (HOST);
- Imam Muhammad Moosa Unity Center, Bloomfield Hills;
- Imam Mustafa El Turki, Islamic Organization of Norht America, Warren;
- Imam Abdullah El-Amin, Muslim Center, Detroit;
- Imam Aly Lela, Islamic Association of Greater Detroit, Rochester Hills;
- Sh. Syed Ibrahim Saleh, Islamic House of Wisdom, Dearborn Heights;
- Imam Cise, Asst. Imam at the Muslim Center, Detroit and the imam of the Gambian Community in Detroit;
- Imam M. Jowad Al-Ansari, As-Sojood Islamic Center, Auburn Hills; Imam Dawud Walid, CAIR-MI;
- Imam Hisham Al-Hussainy, Karbala Center, Dearborn;
- Imam Qasim Baydoun; Hajj Ghalib Begg, Chairman of Council of Islamic Organizations of Michigan; Contact, the Council of Islamic Organzations of Michigan org.