Solon Community for Transparency and Accountability

05/03/2026

ECOTERRORISM: Chagrin Valley Islamic Center

If the CVIC’s open harboring and promotion of radicalism and bigotry against Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians wasn’t terrorizing the community enough, wait till you learn about how they’re trying to flood out their neighbors who live around the Liberty-Aurora Road area:

From Mark Mikoch, a resident who spoke out at the 4/14/2026 Solon City Council meeting with photos of his backyard under 5 feet of water as a direct result of the runoff coming straight from the Chagrin Valley Islamic Center’s property (which includes what are legally supposed to be dry-wells at FULL CAPACITY):

“It’s been 3 weeks and none of us have heard from the city of Solon a resolution to our flooding problems yet. How many times do my neighbors have to pay $2,000 to Servpro to clean up water damage to flooded basements??? I find it amazing something can be approved in 2016 (CVIC) plans and be applied to 2026 standards without a current update or water study. I will repost this video and ask all city residents to watch it and comment on it please. Thank you”

Where is the citation from the city for being in violation, as would happen to any other organization or business in Solon that isn’t following environmental zoning standards???

Absolutely disgraceful. This is ecoterrorism in its purest form, one that Solon city leaders are complacent in pushing forth.

05/02/2026

Solon City Council Approves Mosque Expansion Despite Serious Flooding Concerns

It is disturbing to see that any concerns with the Chagrin Valley Islamic Center (whether it be regarding major flooding concerns or their harboring and promoting of radicalism and bigotry against Christians, Jews, and Zoroastrians) are completely ignored and dismissed by Solon city leaders. The amount of privilege that is being awarded to the mosque is suspicious and needs to be investigated.

05/01/2026

Public Statement: Solon City Leadership Has Enabled Antisemitism, Shielded Extremism

Solon city leadership has actively undermined efforts to address growing antisemitism and radicalism within the community. Rather than responding with vigilance and moral clarity, city officials have chosen to protect the leadership of the Chagrin Valley Islamic Center (CVIC) — even as mounting evidence links its affiliated speakers, leaders, educators, and official statements from the mosque to hate-filled rhetoric and extremist ideology.

In September 2024, a community petition was launched urging city leaders to formally condemn CVIC for harboring and promoting radical and antisemitic teachings. Instead of responding with seriousness or dialogue, Mayor Ed Kraus issued an official city statement falsely accusing the petition of being “an attack on one faith.” This defamatory and politically motivated response was later revealed to have been issued at the personal request of CVIC leader Masroor Malik.

At a series of Solon City Council meetings starting on the one year anniversary of the October 7th Hamas attacks on October 7th, 2024, community members — including Jewish residents — courageously voiced concerns over CVIC’s programming, including documented antisemitic sermons and social media posts by both leaders at the mosque as well as affiliated speakers and organizations. Rather than being heard, these individuals were dismissed, silenced, or openly demonized:

Councilman Jeremy Zelwin interrupted speakers and falsely claimed First Amendment protections did not apply at the November 4th, 2024 city council meeting.

Councilman Bob Shimits mocked a concerned citizen in his statement during the October 21st, 2024 city council meeting, calling him a “misguided young man.”

Radical organizations such as CAIR and the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) were given space to speak unchecked, while Jewish voices were marginalized.

Perhaps most disturbingly, Councilman Zelwin was recorded acknowledging that CVIC leaders refused a private request to condemn antisemitism — and that Mayor Kraus’s public defense of CVIC was done at Malik’s behest. Zelwin further disparaged the petition’s author by name during the interaction.

On November 18, 2024, the city council chamber became the scene of an antisemitic assault.

Rather than reflect on how city leadership’s silence contributed to such escalation, Councilman Mike Kan responded by deleting public comments on his civic page — including those from the petition’s author and fellow council candidate Greg Greenspan. These actions are not only ethically indefensible — they are unconstitutional under the March 2024 Supreme Court ruling on social media censorship by public officials.

In March 2025, the Anti-Defamation League’s Cleveland chapter, under Regional Director Kelly Fishman, made matters worse by issuing a public statement of support for CVIC and affiliated speakers — dismissing the legitimate and well-documented concerns of the Jewish community. This statement was published in the Cleveland Jewish News on March 10th, 2025.

A member of the City of Solon’s Community Relations Committee (DEI Committee) reported that he witnessed members of the committee making disparaging and defamatory comments about Mark Liner, a resident who is not affiliated with the city of Solon’s government nor the Community Relations Committee. It is important to note that the committee is led by Mayor Ed Kraus, and both CVIC founder/leader Masroor Malik as well as ADL-Cleveland Regional Director Kelly Fishman are appointed members of this committee (appointed by Mayor Kraus).

We Demand the Following:

A public retraction and apology from Mayor Ed Kraus, Councilman Bob Shimits, Councilman Mike Kan, and Councilman Jeremy Zelwin for their role in enabling hate and suppressing public discourse.

A formal resolution by the Solon City Council condemning antisemitism and radical incitement in all its forms, including rhetoric from religious institutions.

An investigation into violations of First Amendment rights by Councilman Mike Kan and Councilman Jeremy Zelwin.

A reassessment of public statements issued by ADL-Cleveland, and calls for neutral oversight in matters of communal safety.

This is not about faith — it is about facts. It is about accountability. And it is about the right of every resident to speak up against hate without fear of being silenced or smeared by their own elected officials.

We will not be intimidated. We will not be quiet. We will continue to stand up — for truth, for community safety, and for the people of Solon.

04/17/2026

What the hell? Why is Solon Schools Superintendent Fred Bolden holding a meet and greet for voting Yes on Issue 4 at the Chagrin Valley Islamic Center? This mosque has been openly harboring and promoting radicalism, antisemitism, anti-Christianity, and anti-Zoroastrianism!

This is disgusting and absolutely unacceptable.

04/13/2026

Unreal.

A video was posted to YouTube last night from a Gazan nonprofit, thanking the Chagrin Valley Islamic Center in Solon, Ohio for making a donation to their organization.

“The Peace Dove” claims to be a nonprofit that supposedly feeds Gazans, builds houses, and all that good stuff.

However, back in December 2025, The Peace Dove made a post showing that the organization was renovating the floors in Al-Shifa hospital, which was a confirmed Hamas military base fronting as a civilian hospital. This raises major concerns that the Chagrin Valley Islamic Center has potentially been sending money to a Hamas-affiliated organization.

“The Peace Dove” sure does a good job with their PR videos though…

https://youtu.be/wJ63KDSX0y0?si=6P8RxB76Q5ByXWS4

01/16/2026

Connecting the dots.

-The Chagrin Valley Islamic Center has been harboring and promoting radicalism, antisemitism, anti-Christianity, and anti-Zoroastrianism since they opened in 2021. All documented, dossier included in the comments below.

-Solon city leaders have maintained suspiciously close relations to leaders of the mosque, under the context of “diversity inclusion”.

-Solon city leaders have given the mosque strange privileges that no one else would be awarded, such as building a large religious institution directly beneath a major powerline in the middle of residential zoning with major opposition from the community.

-Solon city leaders quickly awarded mosque leaders positions within Solon’s city government, such as Masroor Malik being appointed by Mayor Kraus to lead the “City of Solon Community Relations Committee” (DEI Committee), and regularly feature the Chagrin Valley Islamic Center in city sponsored events such as the city’s “Spring Festival”. Neither Solon Chabad nor any of the dozen churches nor any other religious institution in Solon is awarded these privileges from city leaders, only the mosque.

-When members of the community of various different faiths and backgrounds started publicly raising their concerns regarding the mosque’s radicalism and their ties to the mayor and his administration, city leaders chose to ignore, slander, defame, attack, and mock people who raised their concerns, while bending over backwards to express their continued support for the mosque DESPITE the clear evidence that the mosque is promoting hate and radicalism IN DIRECT VIOLATION of Solon’s DEI policies and Resolutions on Antisemitism and Racism (2020-201 and 2023-86).

-Solon city leaders ended up violating Constitutional rights, Civil rights, Resolution 2020-201, Resolution 2023-86, Ohio FOIA Sunshine Laws, and possibly others in the process of trying to suppress concerns from the community calling upon Solon city leaders to simply condemn the mosque.

-The founder of the mosque is a manager at Swagelok

-Swagelok is Solon’s largest corporation and funds some of Solon’s largest public institutions and events

The dots are already connected for you.

01/15/2026

Check out the Proposed 2026 Projects map for the City of Solon.

Take a look at the “Diverging Diamond” project on Harper Road at 422. What’s concerning is that the justification for this project seems to be driven by the wrong priorities.

Vice Mayor Nancy Meany is on record acting like the biggest problem would be upsetting ODOT, as if that alone justifies moving forward, and framing the project as a way to bring ODOT money into the city. When that becomes the focus rather than real improvements to rush-hour congestion at known choke points, it raises serious questions.

At that point, it’s reasonable to follow the money and ask who stands to benefit most from a project like this. Are we talking about TriMor, Turner, Panzica, Shelley, Independence Excavating, Geauga Highway, The Great Lakes Construction Co., Kenmore Construction, or other Northeast Ohio heavy highway and civil contractors such as BOG Construction, Burton Scot Contractors, Cook Paving & Construction, Dot Construction, Specialized Construction, C.U.E. Excavating, and B.G. Trucking & Construction?

01/09/2026

Former Chagrin Valley Islamic Center imam will not face charges due to “insufficient evidence”, after an individual came forward to CVIC leaders with accusations of “inappropriate behavior” and “taking advantage of a vulnerable individual”.

Can someone explain why Mayor Kraus and the Solon Rotary Club are still associated with this bunch?

01/08/2026

Please sign the petition demanding that the Solon Rotary Club (directly affiliated with the City of Solon) cuts ties with the Chagrin Valley Islamic Center due to the mosque’s harboring and promotion of radicalism, antisemitism, anti-Christianity, and anti-Zoroastrianism. You do not need to be a Solon resident and can sign anonymously! Feel free to share!

https://www.change.org/p/demand-that-the-solon-rotary-club-cuts-ties-with-the-chagrin-valley-islamic-center?recruiter=1357883056&recruited_by_id=724a2ce0-a4be-11ef-9b93-1541131b7e05&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_content=cl_sharecopy_490955486_en-US:3&fbclid=IwZnRzaAPMiXVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEezntjVBysgNwA7tL2g22cEwBBSvC141d5pXBZnY-_W-ZQRkIMnltOKnOL6sE_aem_krzHdLnZL2kwlM7Qn-6VVg

01/03/2026