CAIR Official Dawud Walid In Detroit Friday Sermon: If Enough Americans Became Muslim, The Issue Of Palestine Would Be Solved – We Should Be Calling Jewish Voices For Peace, 'Lefty Democrats', And Candace Owens Types To Convert To Islam

Executive-director of CAIR – Council on American-Islamic Relations in Michigan Dawud Walid said in a September 20, 2024 Friday sermon at the Islamic Center of Detroit that if enough people in America become Muslim the issue of Palestine would be solved. He said that the way to deal with activist with Jewish Voice for Peace, "lefty Democrats," and "Candace Owens types" is to call them to convert to Islam. Walid admonished Muslims who prefer to treat people on a "transactional basis," affirming things that are prohibited by Islam, such as LGBTQ issues, for the sake of social justice. The sermon was streamed live on the YouTube channel of Islamic Center of Detroit.

Dawud Walid: "Our first concern when we are dealing with these Jewish Voices for Peace people, these lefty Democrats, or even some Candace Owens types should be calling them to [convert to Islam and to say:] 'There is no God but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah' – for their salvation in this life and the next.

"If enough people in America become Muslim, the issue of Palestine is solved. But we like to treat people on a transactional basis of what we think we can get out of them. And even some of that engagement is wrong, affirming haram in the name of social justice. The 'Alphabet People' – L, G, B, T, Q, and so on... And these other things."