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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 12 | 12 | | House Resolution 1 |
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| 13 | 13 | | A resolution designating December 2022 as "Muslim 2 |
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| 14 | 14 | | Heritage Month" in the State of Florida. 3 |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Islamic tradition recognizes December as the month 5 |
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| 17 | 17 | | in which the Quran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad Ibn 6 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Abdulla, and 7 |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, people of diverse races and backgrounds practice 8 |
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| 20 | 20 | | the Islamic faith, including many of the enslaved people brought 9 |
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| 21 | 21 | | to America from Africa, and 10 |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Islam is the third largest rel igion in the United 11 |
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| 23 | 23 | | States after Christianity and Judaism, with an estimated 3.5 12 |
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| 24 | 24 | | million followers, with Florida having the seventh largest 13 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Muslim population in the country, and 14 |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Muslims have contributed to the advancement of 15 |
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| 27 | 27 | | human civilization in the fields of science, astronomy, 16 |
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| 28 | 28 | | medicine, mathematics, law, and more, and 17 |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, harassment, assault, and discrimination against 18 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Muslims increased in the wake of the terrorist attacks of 19 |
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| 31 | 31 | | September 11, 2001, and 20 |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, many prominent Muslims, such as Nobel Peace Prize 21 |
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| 33 | 33 | | recipients Tawakel Karman and Malala Yousafzai, have promoted 22 |
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| 34 | 34 | | peace and understanding between all faiths, identities, and 23 |
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| 35 | 35 | | nationalities while upholding the values and principles that 24 |
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| 36 | 36 | | define the American people, NOW, THEREFORE, 25 |
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| 48 | 48 | | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of 27 |
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| 49 | 49 | | Florida: 28 |
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| 51 | 51 | | That December 2022 is designated as "Muslim Heritage Month" 30 |
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| 52 | 52 | | in the State of Florida to celebrate and promote awareness of 31 |
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| 53 | 53 | | the invaluable contributions Muslims have made to the state and 32 |
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| 54 | 54 | | nation. 33 |
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