Muslim-majority council may be first in U.S.

Residents of Hamtramck, Michigan, have elected a Muslim majority to their city council, symbolizing the demographic changes that have transformed the city once known for being a Polish-Catholic enclave.

Six candidates ran for three seats in the November election, and the top three vote-getters were Muslim, while the bottom three were non-Muslim. Two of the Muslim candidates, Anam Miah and Abu Musa, are incumbent city councilmen, while newcomer Saad Almasmari, the top vote-getter, was also elected. Incumbent city councilman Robert Zwolak came in fifth.

Some believe the city is the first in the United States with a Muslim majority on its city council.