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Shaw was the highest-ranking [[Muslim]] elected official in the United States until the election of [[Keith Ellison (politician)|Keith Ellison]] to represent [[Minnesota's 5th congressional district]].<ref>According to Nihad Awad, executive director of the [[Council on American-Islamic Relations]], as cited in Alan Cooperman, "Muslim Candidate Plays Defense," ''Washington Post'', September 11, 2006, page A03.[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/10/AR2006091000951.html]</ref><ref name="Zogby">{{cite web| title=American Muslims in 2006 elections|url=http://www.zogbyworldwide.com/sb/Readsb.cfm?ID=6744| date=November 16, 2006| author=Abdus Sattar Ghazali | publisher=Al-Jazeerah}} Retrieved on Dec. 11, 2006</ref> Shaw remains the longest-serving Muslim elected official, serving a total of 16 years (before being elected to the state senate in 1996, he was elected to the [[North Carolina House of Representatives]] in 1994). |
Shaw was the highest-ranking [[Muslim]] elected official in the United States until the election of [[Keith Ellison (politician)|Keith Ellison]] to represent [[Minnesota's 5th congressional district]].<ref>According to Nihad Awad, executive director of the [[Council on American-Islamic Relations]], as cited in Alan Cooperman, "Muslim Candidate Plays Defense," ''Washington Post'', September 11, 2006, page A03.[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/10/AR2006091000951.html]</ref><ref name="Zogby">{{cite web| title=American Muslims in 2006 elections|url=http://www.zogbyworldwide.com/sb/Readsb.cfm?ID=6744| date=November 16, 2006| author=Abdus Sattar Ghazali | publisher=Al-Jazeerah}} Retrieved on Dec. 11, 2006</ref> Shaw remains the longest-serving Muslim elected official, serving a total of 16 years (before being elected to the state senate in 1996, he was elected to the [[North Carolina House of Representatives]] in 1994). |
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Shaw also serves on the National Board of [[Council on American-Islamic Relations]] (CAIR). He became chairman of the board in 2009.<ref>[http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/shaw_to_chair_muslim_affairs_group News & Observer: Shaw to chair Muslim affairs group]</ref> |
Shaw also serves on the National Board of [[Council on American-Islamic Relations]] (CAIR). He became chairman of the board in 2009.<ref> [http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/shaw_to_chair_muslim_affairs_group News & Observer: Shaw to chair Muslim affairs group]</ref> |
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In 2010 he became the host of an internet radio show on Americam Muslim 360 that is reguarly schelduled for Tuesday evenings. The show is focused on current events and real world topics. [http://americanmuslim360.com]</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:25, 10 November 2010
Larry Shaw is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-first Senate district, including constituents in Cumberland County. A corporate executive from Fayetteville, North Carolina, Shaw is currently serving in his seventh term in the North Carolina Senate. Previously, he served one term in the North Carolina House of Representatives. In 2010, Shaw announced that he would not seek re-election.[1]
Shaw was the highest-ranking Muslim elected official in the United States until the election of Keith Ellison to represent Minnesota's 5th congressional district.[2][3] Shaw remains the longest-serving Muslim elected official, serving a total of 16 years (before being elected to the state senate in 1996, he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1994).
Shaw also serves on the National Board of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). He became chairman of the board in 2009.[4] In 2010 he became the host of an internet radio show on Americam Muslim 360 that is reguarly schelduled for Tuesday evenings. The show is focused on current events and real world topics. [2]</ref>
References
- ^ News & Observer: Sen. Larry Shaw won't seek reelection
- ^ According to Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, as cited in Alan Cooperman, "Muslim Candidate Plays Defense," Washington Post, September 11, 2006, page A03.[1]
- ^ Abdus Sattar Ghazali (November 16, 2006). "American Muslims in 2006 elections". Al-Jazeerah. Retrieved on Dec. 11, 2006
- ^ News & Observer: Shaw to chair Muslim affairs group
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