Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H8069 Compare Versions

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13	13	A resolution recognizing May 2025 as "Muslim -American 2
14	14	Heritage Month" in Florida and celebrating the 3
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18	18	WHEREAS, Muslim immigration to the American colonies began 7
19	19	with the arrival of indentured workers in the early years of 8
20	20	this country's founding, and 9
21	21	WHEREAS, between the 16th and 19th centuries, many enslaved 10
22	22	Africans brought to the United States were Mus lim, contributing 11
23	23	to the early presence of Islam in America, and 12
24	24	WHEREAS, in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, successive 13
25	25	waves of Muslim immigrants came to the United States seeking 14
26	26	economic, social, and religious freedom, enriching communities 15
27	27	throughout this state and nation across diverse fields, 16
28	28	including business, medicine, education, law, and the arts, and 17
29	29	WHEREAS, Muslim Americans contribute greatly to charitable 18
30	30	organizations in Florida and across the nation, offering aid to 19
31	31	people of all faiths through humanitarian work, such as medical 20
32	32	services, educational programs, food distribution, refugee 21
33	33	services, and disaster relief, and 22
34	34	WHEREAS, Muslim Americans have made significant 23
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49	49	WHEREAS, prominent Floridian Muslim Americans such as 28
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52	52	longest serving county judge, exemplify the profound impact 31
53	53	Muslim Americans have had on Florida's economy and legal system, 32
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55	55	WHEREAS, Muslim Americans, such as Christopher Benjamin, 34
56	56	the first Muslim American elected to the Florida House of 35
57	57	Representatives, have shown leadership in public service, and 36
58	58	WHEREAS, Muslim Americans have served honorably in the 37
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60	60	protection of the United Sta tes in every major conflict, 39
61	61	including Captain Humayun Khan, a Muslim American who made the 40
62	62	ultimate sacrifice in Iraq in 2004, and 41
63	63	WHEREAS, the Muslim-American community in Florida is 42
64	64	composed of individuals from more than 85 countries, 43
65	65	representing a wide array of ethnicities, cultures, and 44
66	66	languages, adding to the state's vibrant multicultural 45
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68	68	WHEREAS, the Muslim-American community faces challenges, 47
69	69	including discrimination and misunderstanding, yet it continues 48
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83	83	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of 52
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86	86	That May 2025 is recognized as "Muslim -American Heritage 55
87	87	Month" in Florida to celebrate the heritage and cul ture of 56
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