| 5 | 5 | | LLS NO. R25-0861.01 Shannon Wheeler x4340 SR25-004 |
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| 6 | 6 | | Senate Committees |
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| 7 | 7 | | SENATE RESOLUTION 25-004 |
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| 8 | 8 | | C |
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| 9 | 9 | | ONCERNING THE COMMEMORATION OF WORLD HIJAB DAY.101 |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The hijab, a traditional veil that covers a woman's1 |
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| 11 | 11 | | hair and chest, has been very important to the history of Islam and is2 |
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| 12 | 12 | | meant to promote dignity and respect for women while maintaining3 |
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| 13 | 13 | | modesty and respect for religious faith; and4 |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, World Hijab Day encourages women of different5 |
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| 15 | 15 | | cultures who do not normally wear the hijab to experience wearing one6 |
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| 16 | 16 | | for the day, and its purpose is to encourage religious tolerance, cultural7 |
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| 17 | 17 | | understanding, and international solidarity; and8 |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Since its inception, women from all over the world9 |
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| 19 | 19 | | have participated in World Hijab Day, and to combat prejudice, leaders10 |
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| 20 | 20 | | in the American Muslim community are working tirelessly to show that11 |
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| 21 | 21 | | wearing the hijab is a choice, a freedom, and a blessing; and12 |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Wearing the hijab educates our fellow citizens about13 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Islam in ways that are relevant and meaningful; and14 |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, The Colorado Senate honors the important events that15 |
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| 29 | | - | Jodeh, Amabile, Baisley, Ball, Bridges, Bright, Carson, Catlin, Coleman, Cutter, Danielson, |
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| 30 | | - | Daugherty, Exum, Frizell, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Liston, |
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| 31 | | - | Lundeen, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica, Pelton B., Pelton R., Rich, Roberts, |
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| 32 | | - | Rodriguez, Simpson, Snyder, Sullivan, Weissman, Winter F. |
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| 26 | + | Jodeh, |
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| 33 | 27 | | Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment. |
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| 34 | 28 | | Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law. |
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| 35 | 29 | | Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. remind us of the rich and diverse heritage of our great state and celebrates1 |
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| 36 | 30 | | America's greatest strength of embracing our different faiths and allowing2 |
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| 37 | 31 | | our members to express themselves freely while encouraging greater3 |
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| 38 | 32 | | religious tolerance and understanding in our communities; now, therefore,4 |
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| 39 | 33 | | Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Seventy-fifth General Assembly5 |
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| 40 | 34 | | of the State of Colorado:6 |
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| 41 | 35 | | That we, the members of the Colorado Senate, hereby recognize7 |
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| 42 | 36 | | Saturday, February 1, 2025, as World Hijab Day.8 |
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