First majority-Muslim US city adjusts to new reality With Donald Trump and Ben Carson calling into question the place of Islam in America, a city in Michigan shows Muslims playing a growing role in US society. Hamtramck [pronounced HAM-TRAM-ICK] is estimated to be the first city here with a majority-Muslim population, and it’s recently elected the first majority-Muslim city council in the country. A natural sound version of an AFPTV report.