Brothers and Sisters: Elected to the 12th District of the state house,Sister Rashida Tlaib becomes the first Muslim woman ever to serve in the Michigan Legislature.Detroit lawyer and community activist Rashida Tlaib,the daughter of Palestinian immigrants who never attended high school, becomes the first Muslim women ever to serve in the Michigan Legislature,She said she wouldnt have run but for the repeated urging of her Jewish boss and predecessor(look at that! ),Democratic State Rep.Steve Tobocman.She says In heart that she was more of a social worker than anything,"32yr old Sister Tlaib said her top priorities will be immigrant rights and pollution.According to the American Muslim Alliance,only nine Muslims were serving in state legislatures nationwide before tuesdays elections,and only one of them is a women There are two Muslims in congress Democrats Keith Ellison of Minnesota and Andre Carson of Indiana.Sister Tlib comes from a district with few Muslims or Arab residents, though southeastern Michigan has about 300,000 people with roots in the Arab world.The southwest Detroit district has large Black and Hispanic communities, with a White minority.Sister Tlaib said she brings a long experience of working with others while staying true to her Muuslim heritage. she described sitting in the caffeteria at Detroit Southwestern High School during Ramadan,watching friends eat while she fasted. People backgrounds dont matter to her as much as who they are, what they believe,"Sister Tlaib said.She said she'll be bringing her prayer rug to Lansingand she said her private office should let her accommodate Islam's five daily prayers.Photo on cover of The Muslim Observer 11/14/08 without hijab (no back-bite) she is still a Muslim. May Allah help her to make the right decission (InshAllah).I think this is great.