About Islam

Ghazala Hashmi, 61, has made history by becoming the first Muslim woman elected to statewide office in the United States after winning Virginia’s lieutenant governor race. An immigrant from Hyderabad, India, and a longtime educator, Hashmi entered politics to challenge the marginalization of Muslims under the Trump era. Her victory speech celebrated opportunity and inclusion, inspiring Muslim Americans nationwide as she declared, “No one in this country should ever feel unwelcome in their own community.”

(From New York Times)