First Two Muslim American Women in Congress Sworn in on Quran

History was made today when Rashida Tlaib, a Muslim-American woman of Palestinian descent from Michigan, and Ilhan Omar, a Somali-American politician from Minnesota, were sworn into the US House of Representatives.

Tlaib and Omar were both sworn in on the Quran — Tlaib with her own copy and Omar with her late grandfather’s.

According to the Congressional Research Service, new members of Congress are not required to be sworn in on anything, though the majority choose to be sworn in on the Bible.