Hamtramck MI - First US City With Muslim Majority City Council (Iraq, Michigan)

[juneaubound]

First Muslim majority city council in the US:

Hamtramck elects Muslim-majority city council

[blind melon]

Never heard of the place

[mtl1]

The colonization moves forward.

[Opin_Yunated]

........and?

[desertdetroiter]

So.

Cool little town BTW. It's loosened up and become somewhat of a working class hippy enclave since many of the old Polish folks died off. Saturdays on the main drag are pretty lively. Lot more blacks and Arabs have moved in over the years.

You can still get the best Polish food in the country there.

[urbanlife78]

And? People of any religious faith can run for office in the US.

[freemkt]

Originally Posted by blind melon

Never heard of the place

It has about 25,000 (?) people and is completely surrounded by Detroit, as is Highland Park, home of Ford Motor.

Hamtramck was a Polish enclave for decades, with a Muslim minority going back to at least the 1970s. It is adjacent to southwest Detroit, which has had a large Muslim presence also back to at least the 1970s.

The Detroit area also has a significant Christian Arab population; especially Chaldeans from Chaldea in Iraq, there is an Iraqi consulate in the northern suburbs.

[mtl1]

All the liberals should move there. They're praising it. They won't put their money where their mouth is.

[desertdetroiter]

Originally Posted by mtl1

All the liberals should move there. They're praising it. They won't put their money where their mouth is.

I praise it because it's a cool ass town.

You wouldn't know because you've never been anywhere so don't be so haughty.

[Magnatomicflux]

Originally Posted by desertdetroiter

I praise it because it's a cool ass town.

You wouldn't know because you've never been anywhere so don't be so haughty.

Man, I had the best Polish dish I've ever had in my life at the Poloni Restaurant. Polish sausage w/ sauerkraut, potato pancakes, perogies, mashed taters, and a giant cabbage roll.

So good. All home made, to boot. I'll definitely hit it up again. It's on Yemans, east of Jos Campau, maybe a mile east off 75, if you're ever in the area.