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Residents raise concerns at council meeting about planned keynote speaker, allege antisemitism and municipal inaction
Summary
Two residents told the Solon City Council they are concerned about a planned keynote speaker at a March 15 event and alleged the mosque and city leaders have failed to condemn antisemitic rhetoric; speakers called for action but the transcript records no formal council response or action.
During the public‑comment period at the March 3, 2025, Solon City Council meeting, two residents urged council members to respond to what they described as antisemitic and extremist rhetoric connected to a community fundraiser and to the local mosque’s speaker choices.
Catherine Catino of Brockford Drive told the council she was “deeply concerned about the keynote speaker scheduled by the CBIC for March 15,” identified in the transcript as Dr. Abdul Hakim Mohammed.…
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