Hundreds of supporters flocked to the Capitol to watch the milestone unfold as the two...
Texas State Rep. Salman Bhojani takes a photo with his family before the swearing in of representatives for the 88th Legislature is sworn in at the State Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023.With their hands on centuries-old Qurans, flanked by their wives and surrounded by family, two new state representatives were officially sworn in Tuesday, making history as the first two Muslim and South Asian lawmakers to serve in the Texas Legislature.
As lawmakers closed out the oath with “so help me God,” Lalani’s wife Zakia shut the 382-year-old holy book she’d been holding up for him and placed it into a matching vermillion box. The Quran, an original manuscript with calligraphy in both Arabic and Persian, pages adorned with pastel floral illustrations and shimmering gold, was borrowed from his friend and former U.S. special envoy Sada Cumber. Zakia Lalani turned to hug her husband.
“It was just really historic, really amazing, with my family around me, my wife and my two kids, and I just remembered all the people who could not be here, all the people who had a glass ceiling that they did not want to break or couldn’t break for whatever reason,” Bhojani said. “It’s such an amazing honor to represent the state of Texas and our community.”
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