It’s automotive industry may not be so hot right now, but there’s always the next best thing for Detroit - Islamic art! Enthusiasts rejoice! The Detroit Institute of Arts has opened a permanent gallery of Islamic art, showcasing approximately 170 works of art from the Middle East, Central Asia, India and the Mediterranean region.

In the heart of the largest concentration of Muslims in the U.S., the Detroit Institute of Arts this weekend is opening a new permanent gallery of Islamic art showcasing exhibits including a rare 15th-century Quran of a Mongol conqueror.

Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah was shot to death last fall. The report shows he was struck 21 times. His son, Omar Regan tells Fox 2 his father was unjustly killed.

The US Justice Department has opened an independent investigation into the killing of an imam during an FBI raid near Detroit last October....

Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah, was shot to death by FBI agents last Oct. 28. The autopsy showed that Abdullah was shot a total of 20 times, incurring 21 wounds. He had died during a raid by federal law-enforcement agents on a warehouse in Dearborn, Michigan. Ronald Haddad, the police chief of Dearborn, is leading an investigation that could result in charges of excessive force or even murder against FBI agents.

An autopsy showing that a slain American imam was shot 21 times during an FBI raid is raising many questions aid demands from civil rights advocates and Muslim groups for an independent investigation, The USA Today reported on Tuesday, February 2..

(WXYZ) - Muslim leaders gathered at the Federal Courthouse in Downtown Detroit to rally against radical extremists.

Dennis Kraniak, MyFoxDetroit.com - Muslim Americans are using the Flight 253 terror suspect federal court hearing to send a message to the world with a demonstration outside the courthouse.

Watch the video submitted by WJBK Fox 2's Taryn Asher as she speaks with protest organizer Majed Moughni at the rally. The message his group wants to deliver, "not in the name of Islam," meaning extremists do not represent the real nation of Islam. Moughni also says Muslim-Americans will not let terrorists hijack their religion. He says more in the video interview.

A U.S. District Court hearing is taking in Detroit for Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the 23-year-old charged with attempting to detonate an explosive device on Northwest Airlines Flight 253.

Dozens from Michigan's Muslim community have convened near the courthouse to voice their strong opposition to extremists.

Muslim Americans are demonstrating against acts of terror and the taking of innocent lives in the name of their peaceful faith. The American Muslim community says it will stand together to reiterate that all good people of faith reject all forms of extremism and that terror knows no religion.

The grass roots rally was organized by the Council of Islamic Organizations of Michigan (CIOM).

Congregational prayer services at local masjids are also planned.