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AS IT IS 2015-11-11 US Town Elects Muslim City Council 美国小镇穆斯林市议会选举

A Detroit suburb has made history by electing a city council where a majority of members are Muslim.

The town of Hamtramck has four Muslim-Americans as city council members. Two councilmen - Anam Miah and Abu Musa – were re-elected. Saad Almasmari received the most votes. He received 22 percent of the vote.

Almasmari moved to Hamtramck in 2009. He became a U.S. citizen in 2011.

Hamtramck has a population of 22,423, and 41 percent are foreign-born, according to the United States Census1 Bureau. Estimates of Hamtramck’s Muslim population stands between 30 percent and 50 percent, according to United Press International.

The Muslim population of Hamtramck came from Yeman, Bangladesh and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Reactions to the campaigns and elections varied2. Almasmari said his campaign posters were damaged by paint. Bill Meyer, a city leader, says the Muslim council members “bring stability, security and sobriety while lessening3 the amount of drugs and crime in the city." 

Meyer’s comments came from a Detroit Free Press article on the Hamtramck election campaign.

Words in This Story

suburban4 – adj. living in or relating to a suburb or to suburbs in general

council – n. a group of people who are chosen to make rules, laws, or decisions about something

sobriety – n. the state of not being drunk


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1 census arnz5     
n.(官方的)人口调查，人口普查
参考例句：
  • A census of population is taken every ten years.人口普查每10年进行一次。
  • The census is taken one time every four years in our country.我国每四年一次人口普查。
2 varied giIw9     
adj.多样的，多变化的
参考例句：
  • The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。
  • The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。
3 lessening 7da1cd48564f42a12c5309c3711a7945     
减轻，减少，变小
参考例句：
  • So however much he earned, she spent it, her demands growing and lessening with his income. 祥子挣多少，她花多少，她的要求随着他的钱涨落。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
  • The talks have resulted in a lessening of suspicion. 谈话消减了彼此的怀疑。
4 suburban Usywk     
adj.城郊的，在郊区的
参考例句：
  • Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
  • There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

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