Husham Al-Husainy is an Iraqi-American Sheikh of the Karbalaa Islamic Education Center, a Shia mosque servicing largely people of Iraqi and Lebanese descent in Dearborn, Michigan.
[3] Imam Husham Al-Husainy has been active in community affairs for more than 25 years in the metro-Detroit area.
[citation needed] Al-Husainy has cooperated with the United States on security measures for instance in a case where it has been alleged that Detroit area resident Najib Shemami was a spy.
[4] He railed in support of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, participated in pro-war rallies and met with Paul Wolfowitz at the Pentagon during the planning of the conflict.
[2][5] Al-Husainy came under controversy for praising Iran and its expansion into Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen.