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Muslim Sen.-Elect El-Sayed to Take Oath on a Quran
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Summary The first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate says he will take his oath of office in January on a Quran. “Which Quran, we’re not sure,” Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed, D-Mich., told NPR’s Leila Fadel Thursday. “I mean, Thomas Jefferson had a copy of the Quran.
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Democratic U.S. Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan says he is going to be sworn into office with a Qur’an. El-Sayed will become the first Muslim to serve in the U.S. Senate after beating Mike Rogers in the midterm elections.
Michigan Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed said Thursday he expects to place his hand on a Quran when he takes the oath of office in January, though he has not settled on […]
Summary The first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate says he will take his oath of office in January on a Quran. “Which Quran, we’re not sure,” Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed, D-Mich., told NPR’s Leila Fadel Thursday. “I mean, Thomas Jefferson had a copy of the Quran.
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