Hamtramck’s all-Muslim elected government is sworn in during historic inauguration

January 4th, 20220 HAMTRAMCK — New members of Hamtramck’s first all-Muslim City Council and its first Muslim Arab American mayor, Amer Ghalib, were sworn in on Sunday, Jan. 2 Judge Alexis Krot swore in Ghalib and new Council members Khalil Al-Refai, Amanda Jaczkowski and Adam Albarmaki. They joined current Councilmen Mohammed Hassan and Mohammed...

Hamtramck’s Amer Ghalib to serve as city’s first Yemeni mayor after historic election

November 3rd, 20211 HAMTRAMCK — Amer Ghalib celebrated a decisive victory against a long-time incumbent mayor on Tuesday, in an election that marks the changing of political tides in the city's history. Ghalib may also be the first fully Yemeni American to serve as mayor of an American city, though Montgomery Township, New Jersey's Sadaf Jaffer,...

Hamtramck City Council candidates answer critical questions on urgent city issues

October 26th, 20210 HAMTRAMCK — The countdown to the general election is one week away and six City Council candidates are in the running for three open seats on the Nov. 2 ballot. The Arab American News reached out to all of the candidates to provide the community of Hamtramck more insight into individual City Council hopefuls and their responses to...