And while I had a few scratches on my face, my family could enjoy water that day."Becoming mayor of the City of Maribyrnong, in Melbourne's inner west, last year has caused Mohamed a few metaphorical scratches.Since donning the mayoral robes, he has been called all sorts of names online, but being subjected to racism is not new for Mohamed. One incident at an Apple Store when he was 15 caused international news but also led to changes at the global company, so enduring some abuse as mayor in order to advance the community that helped him thrive is something he is willing to do. "There are people out there that are not comfortable with a Black man, a Muslim, in the position I'm in today," Mohamed says "Some people [are] very nice." Many of his corflutes were defaced but his social media game was strong, connecting with many of the young people of the area.To learn he had been elected, says Mohamed, "was an overwhelming feeling"."I can't even put it into words