Dearborn’s Muslim mayor tells Christian he’s ‘not welcome’ in debate on honoring pro-terror Arab leader
Dearborn mayor tells Christian resident 'you are not welcome here' after he quotes Jesus Christ's teachings
Jasmine Baehr By Jasmine Baehr Fox News
Published September 16, 2025 10:08pm EDT
Christian resident of Dearborn, Michigan told he is a 'bigot' by Muslim mayor
At a City Council meeting in Muslim-majority Dearborn, Michigan, a Christian resident named Ted Barham was scolded by Muslim Mayor Abdullah Hammoud on the record. (Credit: City of Dearborn)
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.
He said, "He’s a promoter of Hezbollah and Hamas" before quoting past remarks from Siblani, including, "He talks about how the blood of the martyrs irrigates the land of Palestine … whether we are in Michigan and whether we are in Yemen. Believe me, everyone should fight within his means. They will fight with stones, others will fight with guns, others fight with planes, drones, and rockets."
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