DEARBORN, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud says his city represents “the best of America” and isn’t apologizing after telling a resident he wasn’t welcome in the city.
Hammoud made the initial remarks on Sept. 9 to resident Ted Barham. During the city council meeting, Barham pushed back against a decision by Wayne County to ceremonially name Warren Avenue at Chase Road after longtime Arab-American leader Osama Siblani. The 70-year-old leader has ties to terrorist organizations Hamas and Hezbollah.
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Voters elected Hammoud in 2021 and made him the first Arab-American and Muslim mayor. 2020 U.S. Census data shows Dearborn has a population of roughly 109,000 people. It became the first Arab-majority city in the U.S. in 2023, according to the BBC.
In addition, Hammoud is releasing videos with English and Arabic subtitles.
Muslim Dearborn Michigan Mayor Abdullah Hammoud is making all his posts with Arabic subtitles
Dearborn created a magazine to send to residents, all copies come in Arabic
This is the same Mayor who told residents to get out of his city if they oppose street signs in Arabic pic.twitter.com/1r84GkMQKy
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