What to know about Ayman Soliman, the detained Muslim chaplain whose supporters were arrested

Source: Associated Press

What to know about Ayman Soliman, the detained Muslim chaplain whose supporters were arrested

By HOLLY RAMER
Updated 1:37 PM EDT, July 18, 2025

More than a dozen people protesting the detainment of a Muslim chaplain were arrested Thursday night in Cincinnati.

Video from the demonstration shows some protesters blocking the Roebling Bridge that carries traffic between Ohio and Kentucky, as well as one officer punching a protester while others wrestle him to the ground. At least 13 people were arrested, including two journalists.

The demonstrators were there to support Ayman Soliman, an Egyptian immigrant who has worked as a chaplain at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and was detained last week during a check-in with immigration officials.

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Soliman, 51, served as an imam — a Muslim religious leader — in Egypt for 14 years before fleeing to the United States in 2014, according to the Initiative on Islam and Medicine, where he serves as a board member.

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