A Muslim mayor, a female governor and other notable election ‘firsts’

The first Muslim woman to hold statewide office in the U.S. and Detroit’s first female mayor join Zohran Mamdani and Abigail ...

Democrat Wins Virginia Race To Become Country’s First Muslim Woman Elected To Statewide Office

Ghazala Hashmi, the Democratic candidate in Virginia’s lieutenant governor’s race, has just made history by becoming the ...

Election 2025: Winners make history as 1st female governor, 1st Muslim mayor and more

Democrat Abigail Spanberger's win Tuesday over Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears makes her the first woman to be elected governor of Virginia. Spanberger, 46, is a former U.S. representative and ...

Virginia's Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Muslim woman elected statewide in the U.S.

NBC News projects that state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi has won the race to become Virginia's next lieutenant governor.

Ghazala Hashmi wins Virginia lieutenant governor’s race, becoming first Muslim woman elected statewide

Democrat Ghazala Hashmi won the Virginia lieutenant governor’s race, becoming the nation’s first Muslim woman elected to ...

First woman head of UK Muslim council targets stereotypes and COVID

The first woman to head Britain's biggest Muslim umbrella organisation said on Monday she hoped to tackle Islamophobia, inspire other Muslim women to go for leadership roles, and encourage ethnic ...

The new face of Egypt's parliament: led by 83-year-old female lawmaker

When 83-year-old Farida El Choubachy ran for parliament in Egypt last year, she did not expect to win, let alone become the ...