The victor – Saad Almasmari – was jubilant upon learning that he would join two fellow Muslims on the council. According to the Hamtramck News, Almasmari said “I expected this (sic) results…I asked God to help me, and I promise to serve the community.” Hamtramck is thus a first for the nation: the first city council with a Muslim majority. Four out of six members are Muslim
Muslim majority city council elected in Michigan
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