Dearborn’s Muslim mayor tells Christian he’s ‘not welcome’ in debate on honoring pro-terror Arab leader

foxnews.com ^ | September 17, 2025 | Jasmine Baehr

[V_TWIN]

At a Dearborn City Council meeting last week, Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud told local resident Edward "Ted" Barham, a Christian, that he was "not welcome" in the city after Barham raised concerns about new street signs honoring Arab American News publisher Osama Siblani.

FOX 2 Detroit reported that the signs honoring Siblani were placed at intersections on Warren Avenue by Wayne County, not the City of Dearborn. But the mayor escalated the debate, telling Barham, "Although you live here, you are not welcome here."

Barham introduced himself as "Ted Barham, Dearborn resident," and objected to two intersections being renamed after Siblani.

Mayor Hammoud responded with remarks that shocked many in attendance. "The best suggestion I have for you is to not drive on Warren Avenue or to close your eyes while you’re doing it. His name is up there and I spoke at a ceremony celebrating it because he’s done a lot for this community," Hammoud said.

He went further, accusing Barham of being "a bigot, and you are racist, and you’re an Islamophobe," before declaring: "Although you live here, I want you to know as mayor, you are not welcome here. And the day you move out of the city will be the day that I launch a parade celebrating the fact that you moved out of this city."

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[V_TWIN]

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The good mayor is a fine example of "the religion of peace"

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[1Old Pro]

And the day you move out of the city will be the day that I launch a parade celebrating the fact that you moved out of this city.

Here's and idea, put a fence around your city and lock it.

[Dr. Sivana]

objected to two intersections being renamed after Siblani.

It was inevitable that Intersectionalism would lead to this.

[No name given]

Now imagine if the Christian resident said the muslim mayor wasn’t welcome. We’d never hear the end of it.

[No name given]

True.

[Brian Griffin]

"Barham objected to the new signs, pointing to Siblani's statements in which he praised jihadi martyrs, called for armed resistance, and praised Hizbullah and Hamas. Barham said: 'I feel like having that sign up there is almost like naming a street Hizbullah Street or Hamas Street. Hizbullah bombed the embassy in Beirut, including many Americans. I just feel it's quite inappropriate.'"

https://www.memri.org/reports/after-dearborn-michigan-names-street-after-local-pro-hizbullah-figure-osama-siblani-and

"Governor Whitmer chose Siblani in February 2025 to accompany her this past month on an official state trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain."

https://www.memri.org/reports/delegation-middle-east-michigan-governor-gretchen-whitmer-includes-dearborn-michigan

https://www.memri.org/michigan

[Bon of Babble]

Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud told local resident Edward "Ted" Barham, a Christian: Although you live here, you are not welcome here.

In a city, state and country his ancestors founded and created.

This is the direct result of allowing millions of fast-breeding 3rd world muslims into your state.

How soon before signs are posted at the city - if not state - borders "No Whites Allowed."

[V_TWIN]

It’s only a matter of time before every street sign in that city is in arabic......or whatever their language is.

[vivenne]

Maybe Farsi?

[Liz]

In your face Arab mayor.

[Flavious_Maximus]

Muslims don’t come here to assimilate. They come here to conquer.

Many of those Islamist, on first setting foot in the USA, look to purchase a goat (they can’t easily find a camel). The goat provides them milk and also an unwilling partner for them to practice rape. Sexual assault is built into the fabric of all MooseLimb men, for they are taught this as soon as they are able to walk.

President Trump absolutely MUST put a moratorium on ALL immigration from Muslim countries, no exceptions. Must also implement a procedure for deporting all of the Islamist already here. They are far worse than any of the illegal aliens that come from the Western Hemisphere.

[spincaster]

Playing the religious race card again.

[PGalt]

Political jihad inside the republic. Evil collective ALERT!

[FlingWingFlyer]

So, have the muzzies completely taken over Michiganistan yet?

[Organic Panic]

Conquest complete. Now the violent removal of white Christian’s can begin. The cancerous wart of Dearborn will now metastasize and spread unimpeded.

[butlerweave]

Separation of church and state ?

[Organic Panic]

There are no “good” Muslims. Not a single one should be allowed in a civilized nation. Every one of them is a foot soldier for allah. They are required to conquer all lands and kill the infidel. Genocide is their highest calling. It is right there in their cult manual, Koran.

[ridesthemiles]

EXACTLY WHAT MOST OF US REALIZE

[sauropod]

Saw this in an earlier article yesterday. Bears repeating.

[MeanWestTexan]

The mayor violated at least two laws:

The Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA, MCL 37.2101 et seq.), which prohibits discrimination based on religion in areas like public accommodations and services in MI. Specifically, MCL 37.2302). The mayor’s official statement denied the Christian citizen “full and equal enjoyment” of public services (e.g., access to city council meetings or residency benefits) due to religion. City government functions, including open meetings, qualify as public services.

42 U.S.C. § 1983, which allows individuals to sue state or local officials for depriving them of constitutional rights while acting in an official capacity.

There are at least three Constitutional violations:

First Amendment - Establishment Clause: The mayor’s statement was a government endorsement or establishment of Islam as the preferred religion, violating the prohibition against favoring one religion over others.

First Amendment - Free Exercise Clause: The statement interferes with the Christian citizen’s right to freely practice his religion by creating a hostile environment or implying exclusion from civic participation based on faith.

Fourteenth Amendment - Equal Protection Clause: Discriminating against the citizen solely because of his religion treats him unequally

SUE!