(Detroit News) Hamtramck made history Sunday afternoon when Amer Ghalib became the city’s first Muslim mayor, sworn in alongside three new council members who are all also Muslim.
Some believe the city of 28,000 is the first city in the nation to have a council and mayor that are all Muslim.
“Hamtramck continues to be an example of the American dream, big and small,” former Mayor Karen Majewski said during the swearing-in ceremony for the new city leaders.
Ghalib was sworn in alongside three newly elected members of the City Council, Adam Albarmaki, Amanda Jaczkowski and Khalil Refai, who are Muslim themselves.
The all-Muslim mayor and council reflect how the city has changed from the largely Polish enclave it was in the 20th century to a city that now is home to many Middle Eastern and South Asian immigrants.
