Elected official stuns with vitriol against man who objected to promoting violence
By Bob Unruh
A Muslim mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, has stunned with his vitriol against a Christian resident of his city who simply objected to promoting violence.
Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud scolded resident Edward “Ted” Barham, a Christian, “Although you live here, you are not welcome here.”
Barham had objected to renaming some intersections in Dearborn after Osama Siblani, Arab American News publisher who has promoted Hezbollah and Hamas, both Middle East organizations that have inflicted death, destruction and terror on Americans.
Hammoud issued a dangerous suggestion for Barham to not see the signs.
“The best suggestion I have for you is to not drive on Warren Avenue or 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 his community,” Hammoud claimed.
He then turned to a personal attack on his city’s resident, accusing Barham of being “a bigot, and you are racist, and you’re an Islamophobe. 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.”
Barham had explained Siblani is “a promoter of Hezbollah and Hamas. … 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.”
Fox News reported the signs actually were approved by the Wayne County commission, as the road is a county road, but the signs are inside Dearborn.
Barham compared the signs to naming a road “Hezbollah Street or Hamas Street,” and said the “honor” for Siblani was “provocative.”
He explained as a Christian, he promoted peace.
Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud to a resident: “You do not belong in this city, Islamophobe! Get out!”
The resident opposed naming a street, in Dearborn, after pro-jihad Osama Siblani pic.twitter.com/hGTuTD4FFI
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) September 16, 2025
BREAKING: A Dearborn resident opposed naming a street after Hezbollah supporter Osama Siblani.
Mayor Abdullah Hammoud snapped back: “You do not belong in this city, Islamophobe! Get out, you are not welcome here.”
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) September 16, 2025
Fox explained, “Dearborn, the city with America’s highest-percentage Muslim population, has long navigated debate over cultural and political identity. For many average residents, the moment captured in City Hall begged the question of whether elected officials are willing to listen to all voices or only those they choose to celebrate.”
WND reported only days ago that adjacent Dearborn Heights was forced into an embarrassing backtrack when officials announced a badge for police officers that said “Dearborn Heights Police” in Arabic.
This is how it starts.
Dearborn Heights Police Dept. now has the nation’s first-ever uniform patch in Arabic.
The civilization takeover has begun. pic.twitter.com/9s7Dnpc7Nz
— Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) September 4, 2025
JUST IN: Dearborn Heights Police Department in Michigan has just revealed America’s first police badge to feature Arabic writing, in order to “reflect and honor the diversity of our community.” pic.twitter.com/AhdYfYWHjo
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 4, 2025
The scandal even caught the attention of the late Charlie Kirk, co-founder of Turning Point USA, who was assassinated a week ago at a free speech event in Utah.
Thanks to chain migration, Muslims are now a majority in Michigan’s Dearborn Heights (named after a Revolutionary War general). Now, local police have rolled out the country’s first-ever police badge with Arabic script.
When you get conquered, you get a new language. https://t.co/60Ca42R1OT
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) September 4, 2025
After an interval of only two days, Dearborn Heights Mayor Bill Bazzi went to social media to backtrack.
“On Wednesday, September 3rd, information was disseminated from the Dearborn Heights Police Department regarding a digital mock-up of the DHPD patch bearing the department name translated in Arabic script,” his Facebook post said. “The design mock-up idea showed the words ‘Dearborn Heights Police’ in Arabic and was said to be optional. The patch effort was an internal discussion among some within the police department which was not put forth for consensus or further review.”
But, he said, “Should efforts like this be formally undertaken to make any changes to the Police uniform, it is our goal to include multiple PD stakeholders for a larger conversation, to ensure all are included in the discussion. As we are one PD, each individual’s uniform represents the DHPD as a whole, and therefore merits the review and input of all. At this time, this patch addition remains an idea and should NOT have been presented as an official prototype.”
Dearborn Heights has a population of around 39% Middle Eastern or North African as of the most recent census, but triggered Republican Congressman Randy Fine with its announcement. He called it an example of “Sharia Law” coming to Michigan.
