Wall Street Journal Slammed Over 'Islamophobic' Op-Ed On Michigan City

The Wall Street Journal is facing outrage on social media over Islamophobic rhetoric in an opinion piece about a Michigan city.

The Friday op-ed  referred to Dearborn a suburb of Detroit with the largest Muslim population per capita in the U.S. as Americas Jihad Capital, saying that people there side with Hamas amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Gaza-based militant group.

Since the war broke out last year, people in Dearborn have gathered to protest Israel and condemn the violence against Palestinians , calling for their liberation. An Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas killed around 1,200 people, according to the country, while Israels retaliation in Gaza has killed more than 27,000 Palestinians and wounded 66,000, per the territorys Health Ministry .

The op-ed described the citys protests as in support of Hamas and its allies, and framed the sentiment there as a potential national security issue. 

Criticism quickly emerged from countless users on X (formerly Twitter) following the articles publication, with many suggesting that the op-ed engaged in fearmongering and could perpetuate prejudice against Muslims in Dearborn.

The mayor of the city, Abdullah Hammoud, said that the inflammatory op-ed led to an alarming increase in bigoted and Islamophobic rhetoric online targeting the city of Dearborn.

Its 2024 and the @WSJ still pushes out this type of garbage, Hammoud wrote  on X, using the Wall Street Journals handle on the platform. Reckless. Bigoted. Islamophobic.

Nina Turner, a former Ohio state senator, also weighed in. 

This is blatant Islamophobia, she wrote on X.

Mehdi Hasan, a outspoken journalist who has been lauded for his unapologetic coverage of Gaza and critiques of the Israeli government , condemned the op-ed as horrific and racist.

How are journalists at the Journal ok with this? he wrote on X.

The Wall Street Journal did not immediately respond to HuffPosts request for comment.