A Dearborn imam who had been set to deliver a benediction at President Donald Trump's inauguration here Monday was left out of the program without explanation but amid criticism from at least one Jewish group.

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Dearborn imam left out of Trump’s inauguration program after initial invite

Imam Husham Al-Husainy, a Muslim cleric from Dearborn, Michigan, was set to make history on Monday by delivering a benediction at the inauguration of President Trump -- but, in the end, he didn't make an appearance.

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Imam Husham Al-Husainy removed from first Muslim inauguration benediction role after video emerges

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Imam Husham Al-Husainy has led the Karbalaa Islamic Educational Center in Dearborn for 30 years.

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Dearborn cleric previously listed as speaker at Trump inauguration does not appear

Husham Al-Husainy, who has been described by a Middle East watchdog group as a ‘radical antisemitic, pro-Hezbollah’ Imam, was notably absent from Monday’s lineup.

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Michigan Imam Who Refused To Call Hezbollah a Terrorist Organization Scrubbed Last Minute From Inauguration Line Up

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Imam Husham Al-Husainy's invitation to give a benediction at the inauguration was seen as controversial in some conservative pro-Israel circles.

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Imam who backed Trump absent from inauguration, removed from program

An imam who refused to acknowledge Hezbollah as a terrorist organization was removed as a speaker at President Donald Trump’s inauguration after previously being slated to deliver a benediction.
Imam Husham Al-Husainy, who leads Karbalaa, a prominent Islamic education center in Dearborn, Mich., was asked by Hannity in a 2007 Fox News interview whether Hezbollah is a terrorist organization. “First of all — first of all, Hezbollah is a Lebanese or…

Dearborn imam left out of Trump’s inauguration program after initial invite

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