The mayor of Dearborn, Abdullah Hammoud, speaks during an interview with AFP in his office in Dearborn, Michigan, on June 18, 2024. (Credit: Jeff Kowalsky/AFP)
On Nov. 4, 2025, speaking from the Bint Jbeil Cultural Center in Dearborn, Michigan, Mayor Abdullah Hammoud celebrated a decisive re-election. "To our Arab American community; to our Polish, Irish, and Italian American families; to our new neighbors and longtime residents, whether white, Black, or multiracial; to all religions and backgrounds — in Dearborn, you are seen and valued," he said. "You belong here."Facing Republican challenger Naji al-Mudheji, the Democrat secured a second term leading the “capital of Arab America” with more than 71 percent of the vote — nearly 17 points higher than his first victory in 2021. The American-born son of a Lebanese Shiite family will now serve as mayor through 2030. In similar news Who is Dean Fuleihan, New York's new first deputy mayor-elect of Lebanese origin? A typical...
On Nov. 4, 2025, speaking from the Bint Jbeil Cultural Center in Dearborn, Michigan, Mayor Abdullah Hammoud celebrated a decisive re-election. "To our Arab American community; to our Polish, Irish, and Italian American families; to our new neighbors and longtime residents, whether white, Black, or multiracial; to all religions and backgrounds — in Dearborn, you are seen and valued," he said. "You belong here."Facing Republican challenger Naji al-Mudheji, the Democrat secured a second term leading the “capital of Arab America” with more than 71 percent of the vote — nearly 17 points higher than his first victory in 2021. The American-born son of a Lebanese Shiite family will now serve as mayor through 2030. In similar news Who is Dean Fuleihan, New York's new first deputy mayor-elect of Lebanese origin? A...
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