Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Blue Collar Town elects Muslim Mayor
In the area of Granite falls in Washington, many residents are very uncomfortable with any newcomers. One of the greater newcomers they know of is a Muslim native of Pakistan who moved to this town with intentions of opening his own bar. Throughout his time in this blue-collar town he managed to win over the town with a strong work ethic consisting of hard work and dedication. Due to this, he ended up becoming the mayor winning the election by a landslide. Saleem stated that his first couple of years living here he was nervous and didn't know how they would accept him. he even hired a white assistant manager at the bar just to try to make things easier for everyone. Now he sees the town as people who accept him for himself and not judging him by where he's from nor what he looks like. I think that this man is an extremely brave person for coming out and trying to start a life on his own in a place where you wouldn't think you would get along because of the stereotyping that may happen.
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