Muslim Mayor Arjumand Hashmi, Paris TX - govt photoAmerica seems to be an ever more divided, bitter country. Lost amid those divisions is the story of how a down-on-its-luck town in Texas struck its own little blow for unity. A little more than a year ago, this city of 25,000 — overwhelmingly white and Christian — made a Muslim outsider their mayor.

(READ the story in the NY Times)

Thanks to Muslim Good News for the tip


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