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Pages in category "Muslims from New Jersey" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Alaa Abdelnaby;
Sadaf Jaffer – the first female Muslim American mayor, first female South Asian mayor, and first female Pakistani-American mayor in the United States, of Montgomery in Somerset County, New Jersey. [8] Hafeez Malik – Professor of Political Science at Villanova University, in Pennsylvania [9] Zia Mian – physicist [10] [11] [12]
The following is a list of notable people born, raised, or closely associated with the U.S. state of New Jersey This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Oliver Randolph (1882–1951), first African American to be admitted to the New Jersey bar and second African American elected to the New Jersey Legislature [220] Ronald Rice (1945–2023), politician who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1986 to 2022, where he represented the 28th legislative district [221]
First of two Muslim women in Congress. Born to a Muslim family of Palestinian immigrants. [7] Abraham Hamadeh: Republican: AZ-08: January 3, 2025: Incumbent 48 days First Muslim in Congress who is a member of the Republican Party. Identifies as non-Denominational. [8] Lateefah Simon: Democratic: CA-12: January 3, 2025: Incumbent 48 days [9]
A New Jersey school district is looking for answers after a photo with Muslim students replaced a Jewish group in a yearbook Raja Razek, Mounira Elsamra and Rebekah Riess, CNN June 8, 2024 at 8:03 AM
Martha Stewart (born 1941) – designer and TV personality, born in Jersey City, New Jersey; Sting (born 1951) – musician, born in England; Shontelle (born 1985) — singer and songwriter; Emma Stone (born 1988) – actress, born in Scottsdale, Arizona; Michael Strahan (born 1971) – actor, television personality, and retired football player ...
New Jersey is home to 320,000 Muslim Americans, Platkin said. The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said it is gathering information about the shooting. “We are ...