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Somali Refugee Runs For Office In Maine
Safiya Khalid is a Democratic candidate for the Lewiston City Council’s Ward 1 seat. Khalid is a former Somali refugee who came to the United States in 2006, when she…
Somali Refugee Wins Election In Maine
Democrat Safiya Khalid has made history by becoming the first Somali elected to the City Council in Lewiston Maine. Yesterday, Khalid was elected to the Lewiston City Council’s Ward 1…
Muslims Elected In 2019 U.S. Elections (List by State)
Muslims Elected In 2019 U.S. Elections (List by State) Arizona Deedra Abboud – Arizona Democratic Party Vice Chair Maine Pious Ali – Portland City Council (reelection) Safiya Khalid – Lewiston City Council…
26 Muslims Elected In Nov. Elections
…Maine Pious Ali – Portland City Council (reelection)Safiya Khalid – Lewiston City Council Maryland Fazlul Kabir – College Park City Council (reelection) Massachusetts Mehreen Butt – Wakefield Town Council (reelection)Afroz…
List Of Muslims Elected In 2019
…becoming the first LGBTQ muslim ever elected in Ohio. Ghazala Hashmi was elected to Virginia State Senate, District 10 on Nov. 5th 2019. Safiya Khalid, a Somali refugee, was elected…
Former refugee from Afghanistan elected to New Hampshire House of Representatives
In the 2018 election, Safiya Wazir (D) was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 17. Safiya Wazir, a 27-year-old muslim and former refugee from Afghanistan, defeated four-term…
Ammar Campa-Najjar attended the same mosque as 3 of the 9/11 hijackers
…and maintained strong relations with local elected and law enforcement officials. I knew of three men at that mosque, Khalid al-Mihdhar, Nawaf al-Hazmi and Hani Hanjour, who were issued visas. At the…
Muslims Elected in 2018 General Elections (List by State)
…Minneapolis Board of Education New Hampshire Aboul Khan (R) – State House Rockingham 20 District Safiya Wazir (D) – State House Merrimack 17 District New Jersey Assad Akhter (D) –…
