In January, The Attorney General of Michigan, Dana Nessel, appointed Fadwa Hammoud, a muslim woman, as Solicitor General of Michigan. On Tuesday, Hammoud was sworn into office on the quran. Hammoud was previously an at-large member on the Dearborn Public Schools school board in Michigan. Hammoud was appointed to the board in 2015 and won re-election in…
On January 14th 2018 CAIR-Georgia attended the swearing-in ceremony of State Senator Sheikh Rahman, the first muslim elected to Georgia Legislature. Rahman took his Oath of Office on the quran with CAIR-Georgia in attendance. CAIR released a statement that reads: The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations today attended the swearing-in ceremony of…
Sheikh Rahman (D), a muslim immigrant from Bangladesh, is the first muslim elected to Georgia State Senate. Rahman defeated incumbent Curt Thompson (D) in the Primary Election and he ran unopposed in the General Election. There were no Republicans running for this seat. On January 14th, Rahman took his oath of office on the quran. Read more…
Keith Ellison was recently elected Attorney General in Minnesota. On Janurary 7th, Ellison was sworn into office with his hand on the quran. Ellison made history in 2007, being the first muslim Congressman in the U.S. Ellison was sworn in on the quran in 2007 as well. Though, this time Ellison didn’t use a regular…
Hodan Hassan was recently elected to Minnesota House of Representatives, District 62A. Hassan came to the United States as a refugee, from Somalia. Hassan is anti-Trump and calls him a racist. Hassan calls guns a public health issue. Hassan claims that muslims are the victims of the September 11th terror attacks. On January 8th, Hassan was…
Rabeea Collier was recently elected Judge of the 113th Civil District Court of Harris County, Texas. Collier is a Pakistani American, muslim woman. Collier was sworn into office on January 3rd and it appears she was sworn in on the quran. Photos of Collier from the swearing in ceremony were posted to Facebook. Along with…
In 2015 Carolyn Walker-Diallo became the first female muslim Judge. Walker-Diallo was elected in Brooklyn’s 7th Municipal District. Walker-Diallo was sworn in with her hand on a quran. See photos and video below: In 2015 Carolyn Walker-Diallo became the first female muslim judge. Walker-Diallo was sworn in on a quran. pic.twitter.com/C1TBFwa4kY — Deplorable Kel (@DeplorableKel2)…
In 2007 Keith Ellison made history by becoming the first muslim U.S. Congressman. Ellison was sworn into office with his hand on a quran. See photos and video below: FLASHBACK: Keith Ellison sworn into office with hand on quran. pic.twitter.com/MvlAuNN9hS — Deplorable Kel (@DeplorableKel2) September 20, 2018 RELATED ARTICLES: CONGRESSMAN KEITH ELLISON RUNNING FOR…
Ilhan Omar is a Democratic member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 60B. She was first elected in 2016. Omar was the first Somali muslim legislator elected to office in the United States. In January of 2017, Omar was sworn into office with her hand on a quran. Not just any quran, but the biggest quran…