State Representative-elect Ruwa Romman and state Senator-elect Nabilah Islam will be the first Muslim women in their respective chambers.
Their districts are in Northwest Gwinnett county, and the two women are making Georgia history.
Romman is also the first Palestinian elected to any Georgia public office.
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