Syrian refugee was elected mayor of German town, years after fleeing war. Ryyan Alshebl arrived in Germany as a refugee in 2015 has won a mayoral election in the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg. He won 55.41% of the votes on Sunday, beating two German candidates, Marco Strauss and Mathias Fey. Locals cheered the 29-year-old when he welcomed his win, a victory he described as "sensational." Alshebl's first call after his victory was to his mother in Syria, who was thrilled with the news. Source - @cnn #muslim #islam #ramadan #muslimnews