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In November 2015, Hamtramck became the first American city to elect a Muslim-majority city council. [9] [10] In 2022, it became the first American city to have an all-Muslim government. [100] It also now has an all male elected government which has been said to "not reflect the city's makeup."
Dearborn has the proportionally largest Muslim population in the United States and the largest mosque in North America. [7] [8] In 2023, Dearborn became the first Arab majority city in the US, with 55% of its residents claiming to be of Middle Eastern or North African ancestry in a 2023 census. [9] [10]
Muslims in the United States have increasingly made their own culture; there are various Muslim comedy groups, rap groups, Scout troops and magazines, and Muslims have been vocal in other forms of media as well. [150] Hijab is commonly worn by Muslim women in the United States, and is a very distinctive cultural feature of Muslims in America.
The city boasts the nation’s largest per capita Muslim population and North America’s biggest mosque. Last year Dearborn became the first Arab-American-majority city in the country, with more ...
The mayor of the first US city to have an all-Muslim city council has endorsed former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election. Amer Ghalib, the mayor of Hamtramck, Michigan,...
He is the first Arab American and Muslim to serve as mayor of Hamtramck. He is a social conservative and endorsed Donald Trump in the 2024 United States presidential election. As mayor of Hamtramck, he implemented policies banning pride flags from publicly owned flagpoles and avoiding city investment in Israeli companies.
800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ... And he won 81% of the vote in Hamtramck, the first Muslim-majority city in the country, ...
The diversity of Muslims in the United States is vast, and so is the breadth of the Muslim American experience. Relaying short anecdotes representative of their everyday lives, nine Muslim Americans demonstrate both the adversities and blessings of Muslim American life.