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Whereas, in 2021, Rashad Hussain was confirmed as the 
first Muslim American to serve as the United States Am-
bassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom; 
Whereas Pakistani-American neurosurgeon Ayub Ommaya’s 
invention of the intraventricular catheter system provides 
chemotherapy to treat brain tumors; 
Whereas Muslim Americans have fought in support of the 
United States in every major war, from Bampett 
Muhamed and Yusuf Ben Ali under the command of 
General George Washington in the American Revolu-
tionary War, to Captain Humayun Khan, who made the 
ultimate sacrifice in Iraq in 2004; 
Whereas Imam Warith Deen Mohammed, the first Muslim 
American to deliver the invocation for the Senate, and 
El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, the civil rights activist and re-
former also known as Malcolm X, were prominent reli-
gious leaders and scholars; 
Whereas Muslim-American professional athletes like Naismith 
Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame members Kareem 
Abdul Jabbar, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Shaquille O’Neal 
and 2-time world heavyweight champion Hasim Shariff 
Rahman thrilled sports fans across the United States and 
around the globe during their respective careers; 
Whereas Muslim-American Olympians, such as boxer Mu-
hammad Ali, track and field athlete Dalilah Muhammad, 
and fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, won medals in inter-
national competitions; 
Whereas, with roots in at least 77 different countries and 
identifying racially as White, Black, Arab, and Asian, 
Muslim Americans are an extremely diverse population; 
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•HRES 989 IH 
Whereas the current population of Muslims living in the 
United States is estimated at over 3,450,000 individuals; 
Whereas over 4,500 Muslims serve on active duty, and over 
2,300 Muslims serve as selected reserve personnel in the 
Armed Forces; 
Whereas the Muslim population has been growing in the 
United States, and today’s Muslim-American population 
is a tapestry of ethnic, racial, linguistic, social, and eco-
nomic groups; 
Whereas nearly 50 percent of Muslim Americans have re-
ported experiencing religious discrimination, with that 
number rising to 64 percent for Muslim Americans whose 
appearance identifies them as Muslim, such as women 
who wear the hijab or headscarf; 
Whereas there is a need for public education, awareness, and 
policies that help people be culturally competent when de-
scribing, discussing, or addressing the impacts that Mus-
lim Americans have on all aspects of the society of the 
United States; 
Whereas ‘‘Muslim-American Heritage Month’’ will be ob-
served in the month of January; and 
Whereas the incredible contributions and heritage of Muslim 
Americans have helped to build a better United States: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘Muslim-Amer-
ican Heritage Month’’; 
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(2) honors the contributions and integral role of 
Muslim Americans in the economy, culture, and 
identity of the United States; and 
(3) urges the people of the United States to ob-
serve ‘‘Muslim-American Heritage Month’’ with ap-
propriate ceremonies, programs, and activities that 
celebrate the contributions of Muslim Americans to 
the United States. 
Æ 
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