THESE pictures say it all—the moment the first-ever Solami mayor in Britain takes office.The historic moment was captured last night by the East London Advertiser when Ahmed Omer became mayor of Tower Hamlets as the prestigious chain of office was placed on his shoulders.“I’m enormously proud of my heritage both as a Somali and as an East Ender,” he told the council chamber.“There has been a Somali community here for more than 200 years. There are 10,000 Somalis in Tower Hamlets today.” WRANGLEIt was the first time the local press was actually allowed to photograph the annual mayor’s ceremony after years of wrangling, unlike most local authorities up and down the country which make a grand public occasion of mayor-making.Tower Hamlets finally agreed to let the East London Advertiser’s photographer Carmen Valino in to ‘capture’ the moment outgoing mayor Muhammad Salique handed over the reins to Ahmed. ,more..http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/content/towerhamlets/advertiser/news/story.aspx?brand=ELAOnline&category=news&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsela&itemid=WeED21%20May%202009%2014%3A20%3A18%3A063
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Captured—historic moment UK’s first Somali mayor takes office
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THESE pictures say it all—the moment the first-ever Solami mayor in Britain takes office.The historic moment was captured last night by the East London Advertiser when Ahmed Omer became mayor of Tower Hamlets as the prestigious chain of office was placed on his shoulders.“I’m enormously proud of my heritage both as a Somali and as an East Ender,” he told the council chamber.“There has been a Somali community here for more than 200 years. There are 10,000 Somalis in Tower Hamlets today.” WRANGLEIt was the first time the local press was actually allowed to photograph the annual mayor’s ceremony after years of wrangling, unlike most local authorities up and down the country which make a grand public occasion of mayor-making.Tower Hamlets finally agreed to let the East London Advertiser’s photographer Carmen Valino in to ‘capture’ the moment outgoing mayor Muhammad Salique handed over the reins to Ahmed. ,more..http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/content/towerhamlets/advertiser/news/story.aspx?brand=ELAOnline&category=news&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsela&itemid=WeED21%20May%202009%2014%3A20%3A18%3A063
THESE pictures say it all—the moment the first-ever Solami mayor in Britain takes office.The historic moment was captured last night by the East London Advertiser when Ahmed Omer became mayor of Tower Hamlets as the prestigious chain of office was placed on his shoulders.“I’m enormously proud of my heritage both as a Somali and as an East Ender,” he told the council chamber.“There has been a Somali community here for more than 200 years. There are 10,000 Somalis in Tower Hamlets today.” WRANGLEIt was the first time the local press was actually allowed to photograph the annual mayor’s ceremony after years of wrangling, unlike most local authorities up and down the country which make a grand public occasion of mayor-making.Tower Hamlets finally agreed to let the East London Advertiser’s photographer Carmen Valino in to ‘capture’ the moment outgoing mayor Muhammad Salique handed over the reins to Ahmed. ,more..http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/content/towerhamlets/advertiser/news/story.aspx?brand=ELAOnline&category=news&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsela&itemid=WeED21%20May%202009%2014%3A20%3A18%3A063
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