Hamtramck, MI, city council voted this week to approve allowing residents to sacrifice animals at home for religious purposes. .Fox News reported Hamtramck city council, whose members are all Muslims, voted 3-2 to approve animal sacrifices. .The matter was put up for a vote in December, but city councillors kept a ban in place. The issue was revisited after legal advice and criticism from practicing Muslims. ."If somebody wants to do it, they have a right to do their practice," said Hamtramck Coun. Mohammed Hassan. .Muslims slaughter animals, especially goats or sheep, during Eid al-Adha or pay a person to do it for them. Meat is shared with family, friends, and poor people. .“It's not something new or novel," said Council on American-Islamic Relations Michigan Director Dawud Walid. ."This is when Muslims recognize Abraham sacrificing a sheep instead of having to sacrifice his son.”.Hamtramck residents will be required to notify the city, pay a fee, and permit their property to be inspected. .Hamtramck has a population of 28,000 people, with many residents being Muslims. .This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
Hamtramck, MI, city council voted this week to approve allowing residents to sacrifice animals at home for religious purposes. .Fox News reported Hamtramck city council, whose members are all Muslims, voted 3-2 to approve animal sacrifices. .The matter was put up for a vote in December, but city councillors kept a ban in place. The issue was revisited after legal advice and criticism from practicing Muslims. ."If somebody wants to do it, they have a right to do their practice," said Hamtramck Coun. Mohammed Hassan. .Muslims slaughter animals, especially goats or sheep, during Eid al-Adha or pay a person to do it for them. Meat is shared with family, friends, and poor people. .“It's not something new or novel," said Council on American-Islamic Relations Michigan Director Dawud Walid. ."This is when Muslims recognize Abraham sacrificing a sheep instead of having to sacrifice his son.”.Hamtramck residents will be required to notify the city, pay a fee, and permit their property to be inspected. .Hamtramck has a population of 28,000 people, with many residents being Muslims. .This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
