March 8th, 20240Last week, FBI Detroit Special Agent Mara Schneider told the Detroit Free Press that the FBI helped Hamtramck police in identifying and locating the person accused of making threats against Mayor Amer Ghalib and other City Council members.
Ghalib said that he and some City Council members received death threats from a man in Canada...
June 25th, 20230HAMTRAMCK — Mayor Amer Ghalib fired back at critics of the city's new law that banned the display of LGBTQ+ flags on government property, saying the city was being subject to "extortion" for choosing to "stay neutral when it comes to flying flags of different groups."
He also chose the opportunity to announce he intends to run for...
April 21st, 20231Dearborn is making history as Mayor Abdullah Hammoud has made the Islamic holiday of Eid a paid holiday for the city's employees. The Eid marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Muslims all over the world celebrate the Eid with their loved ones, commemorating the completion of their month of prayer, fasting and...
August 3rd, 20212Correction: And earlier version of this story mistakenly noted that Amer Ghalib is the first Muslim primary front-runner in a Hamtramck mayoral election. Abdul Algazali beat current Karen Majewski by 31 votes in 2013's primary election.
HAMTRAMCK — Yemeni American mayoral candidate Amer Ghalib became the front-runner in the Aug. 3...
April 22nd, 20210HAMTRAMCK — After Tuesday’s filing deadline for the upcoming races for Hamtramck mayor and three Council seats, the city now has a tentative list of candidates for an important 2021 election.
The following candidate list is up to date as of Saturday, as candidates had the option to drop out by Friday, April 23.
Hamtramck City...
