2023-05-28 01:45:48
Al-Marsad Newspaper – Agencies: Lubna Arshad, a young British Muslim of Pakistani origin, assumed the position of Mayor of the ancient and famous city of Oxford in the United Kingdom, in a decision that impressed many Britons and Muslim Arab communities around the world.
Muslim woman
British newspapers also described the new mayor of Oxford as the first in the history of the city to be a Muslim woman, not a white one.
oath of office
Labor Council member Lubna Arshad took the constitutional oath at a ceremony held in Oxford City Hall, during which retired mayor James Frey resigned.
Deep humility
Arshad said: It is the honor of a lifetime to serve in the city in which I was born and raised.
colored woman
For its part, Oxford City Council said in a statement: Lubna made history as the first woman of color, the first Muslim woman from a cross-cultural background, and the youngest mayor to represent the city.
electoral boundaries
It is worth noting that Lubna Arshad was elected as a member of the City Council in 2018, and she represented Cowley Marsh at the beginning and later, due to electoral boundary changes, she now serves the Temple Cowley ward, and the estimated term of office is one year and the position can only be granted to an elected councilor, where Chancellor Lubna Arshad became the youngest ever mayor and also the first woman of color and the first Muslim woman from a multifaceted background to hold the position.
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