,,iii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #bad ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #ba1 #bjai,mr4 ,booker 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 and ,ms4 ,stabenow7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,,resolution ,recognizing the history and contributions of ,muslims of the ,united ,states4 ,whereas the millions of ,muslims of the ,united ,states1 immigrant and native born-- 7#a7 compose #b percent of the total population of the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 have built a vibrant community of diverse races1 ethnicities1 viewpoints1 and backgrounds2 ,whereas many ,african slaves brought to the ,americas1 including the ,american colonies later known as the ,united ,states1 were ,muslim and made innumerable contributions to the founding of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas ,muslims of the ,united ,states-- 7#a7 come from a myriad of diverse cultural backgrounds2 and 7#b7 practice their faith according to a variety of different historical schools of thought and traditions within the ,sunni and ,shi'a interpretations of ,islam2 ,whereas ,muslims of the ,united ,states have long served in the ,armed ,forces and have fought in all major ,united ,states conflicts1 from the ,revolutionary ,war onward1 with more than #e1jjj ,muslims serving in the ,armed ,forces as of ,april #bjai2 ,whereas many ,muslim members of the ,armed ,forces have made the ultimate sacrifice for the ,united ,states1 including-- 7#a7 ,corporal ,kareem ,rashad ,sultan ,khan1 who was born in #aihg and made the ultimate sacrifice for the ,united ,states in #bjjg2 and 7#b7 ,captain ,humayun ,saqib ,muazzam ,khan1 who was born in #aigf and made the ultimate sacrifice for the ,united ,states in #bjjd2 ,whereas countless ,muslims of the ,united ,states contribute to the economy and well-being of the ,united ,states as-- 7#a7 physicians2 7#b7 business owners2 7#c7 laborers2 7#d7 service workers2 7#e7 teachers engaging the next generation of people of the ,united ,states2 and 7#f7 police officers1 firefighters1 and first responders saving lives every day2 and ,whereas ,muslims of the ,united ,states have made and continue to make important contributions to the advancement of the ,united ,states that are fundamental to the shared values1 society1 and culture of the ,united ,states1 including-- 7#a7 military veterans1 such as-- 7,a7 ,corporal ,bampett ,muhamed of ,virginia1 who served in the ,revolutionary ,war2 7,b7 ,yusuf ,ben ,ali 7also known as ,joseph ,benhaley71 who served in the ,continental ,army under ,george ,washington and fought with ,general ,thomas ,sumter in ,south ,carolina2 7,c7 ,captain ,moses ,osman1 who served in the ,union ,army during the ,civil ,war and was the highest ranking ,muslim in that war2 7,d7 ,corporal ,sheikh ,nazim ,abdul-,kariem1 who served in the ,army during ,world ,war ,,ii at the ,battle of ,normandy and the ,battle of the ,bulge2 7,e7 ,sergeant ,first ,class ,mujahid ,mohammed1 who served in the ,army and was held as a prisoner of war during the ,korean ,war2 7,f7 retired ,chief ,master ,sergeant of the ,air ,force ,talib ,m4 ,shareef1 who now serves as imam at the ,nation's ,mosque in ,washington1 ,,dc2 and 7,g7 the countless other ,muslims of the ,united ,states who served valiantly in ,world ,war ,i1 ,world ,war ,,ii1 the ,korean ,war1 the ,vietnam ,war1 and other conflicts2 7#b7 ,yarrow ,mamout1 the freed ,african-,american ,muslim slave who later became one of the first shareholders of the ,columbia ,bank1 the second chartered bank in the ,united ,states2 7#c7 ,fazlur ,rahman ,khan1 the famed architect and designer who designed the ,sears ,tower and the ,john ,hancock ,center2 7#d7 ,mohammad ,salman ,hamdani1 the ,new ,york ,city ,police ,department cadet and ,emergency ,medical ,technician who heroically died helping others in the aftermath of the attacks on the ,world ,trade ,center on ,september #aa1 #bjja2 7#e7 ,dr4 ,farouk ,el-,baz1 a geologist and remote sensing scientist who1 from #aifg to #aigb1 was instrumental in helping the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space ,administration identify the landing sites on the ,moon for the ,apollo program1 serving as-- 7,a7 ,secretary of the ,landing ,site ,selection ,committee for the ,apollo missions2 7,b7 ,principal ,investigator of ,visual ,observations and ,photography2 and 7,c7 ,chairman of the ,astronaut ,training ,group of the ,apollo ,photo ,team2 7#f7 noted academics and researchers1 such as-- 7,a7 ,dr4 ,sulayman ,s4 ,nyang1 professor and former chairman of the ,african ,studies ,department at ,howard ,university2 7,b7 ,dr4 ,intisar ,a4 ,rabb1 professor of law at ,harvard ,law ,school and a director of the ,islamic ,legal ,studies ,program at ,harvard ,law ,school2 7,c7 ,asifa ,quraishi-,landes1 comparative law expert at the ,university of ,wisconsin-,madison2 and 7,d7 ,zareena ,grewal1 ,american studies and religious studies scholar at ,yale ,university2 7#g7 health professionals1 such as-- 7,a7 ,dr4 ,elias ,a4 ,zerhouni1 ,director of the ,national ,institutes of ,health2 7,b7 ,dr4 ,heather ,laird-,johnson1 founder1 president1 and director of the ,center for ,muslim ,mental ,health and ,islamic ,psychology at the ,university of ,southern ,california2 and 7,c7 ,dr4 ,zehra ,siddiqui1 who focuses on providing health care for underserved populations1 including homeless individuals1 immigrants1 and individuals without health insurance2 7#h7 ,olympic medalists1 such as-- 7,a7 boxer ,muhammad ,ali2 7,b7 track and field athlete ,dalilah ,muhammad2 and 7,c7 fencer ,ibtihaj ,muhammad2 7#i7 professional athletes1 such as-- 7,a7 basketball players ,kareem ,abdul-,jabbar1 ,hakeem ,olajuwon1 and ,shaquille ,o',neal2 7,b7 football players ,muhammad ,wilkerson1 ,ameer ,abdullah1 and ,husain ,abdullah2 and 7,c7 #b-time world heavyweight champion ,hasim ,shariff ,rahman2 7#aj7 religious leaders1 such as ,hajj ,malik ,el ,shabazz1 also known as ,malcolm ,x1 who was-- 7,a7 an ,african-,american ,muslim imam2 7,b7 a civil rights activist2 and 7,c7 a reformer2 7#aa7 ,imam ,warith ,deen ,mohammed 7born ,wallace ,d4 ,muhammad71 an ,african-,american ,muslim leader and theologian who-- 7,a7 in #aiib1 was the first ,muslim of the ,united ,states to deliver the invocation for the ,senate2 7,b7 worked tirelessly to unite diverse ,muslim communities2 and 7,c7 is commonly referred to as ,america's ,imam2 7#ab7 public servants1 such as-- 7,a7 ,dr4 ,ahmed ,hassan ,zewail1 who won a ,nobel ,prize in ,chemistry and was a member of the ,president's ,council of ,advisors on ,science and ,technology2 7,b7 ,dr4 ,robert 7,farooq7 ,d4 ,crane1 former ,deputy ,director of the ,national ,security ,council and advisor to ,president ,richard ,nixon2 7,c7 ,zalmay ,khalilzad1 who served as-- 7i7 the ,united ,states ,ambassador to ,afghanistan from #bjjc to #bjje2 7ii7 the ,united ,states ,ambassador to ,iraq from #bjje to #bjjg2 and 7iii7 the ,united ,states ,ambassador to the ,united ,nations from #bjjg to #bjji2 7,d7 ,adam ,shakoor1 the first ,muslim judge in the ,united ,states2 7,e7 ,osman ,siddique1 the first ,muslim ,united ,states ,ambassador2 and 7,f7 ,sada ,cumber1 the first ,united ,states ,ambassador to the ,organization of the ,islamic ,conference2 7#ac7 elected officials1 such as-- 7,a7 ,representative ,andr ,carson of ,indiana2 7,b7 ,representative ,ilhan ,omar of ,minnesota2 7,c7 ,representative ,rashida ,tlaib of ,michigan2 7,d7 ,minnesota ,attorney ,general ,keith ,ellison2 7,e7 ,virginia ,state ,representative ,sam ,rasoul2 7,f7 ,pennsylvania ,state ,representative ,movita ,johnson-,harrell2 and 7,g7 local council members1 including-- 7i7 ,aisha ,wahab of ,hayward1 ,california2 7ii7 ,susan ,dabaja of ,dearborn1 ,michigan2 7iii7 ,shahid ,shafi of ,southlake1 ,texas2 and 7iv7 ,basheer ,jones of ,cleveland1 ,ohio2 7#ad7 entrepreneurs and business leaders1 such as-- 7,a7 ,farooq ,kathwari1 the chairman1 chief executive officer1 and president of ,ethan ,allen ,interiors ,inc42 7,b7 business tycoon ,shahid ,khan1 owner of the ,jacksonville ,jaguars football team in the ,national ,football ,league2 7,c7 ,islamic fashion designer ,lisa ,vogl1 founder of ,verona ,collection2 7,d7 philanthropist ,zara ,mohamed ,abdulmajid1 also known as ,iman1 founder of ,iman ,cosmetics2 7,e7 ,hamdi ,ulukaya1 the founder1 chairman1 and chief executive officer of ,chobani ,greek ,yogurt2 and 7,f7 ,dr4 ,mark ,humayun1 who co-invented the ,argus series retina implants2 and 7#ae7 entertainers1 such as-- 7,a7 actor and comedian ,hasan ,minaj2 7,b7 ,mahershala ,ali1 the first ,muslim actor to win an ,oscar2 7,c7 ,sam ,esmail1 the creator of ,mr4 ,robot2 and 7,d7 comedian and actor ,maysoon ,zayid3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate recognizes the historic and valuable contributions of the ,muslim community of the ,united ,states to the ,united ,states4