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Since the most recent war between Israel and Hamas erupted last month, two of the most prominent voices in the Georgia General Assembly engaging in public dialogue over the long-running Israeli-Palestinian conflict have been two freshman Democrats — Rep. Ruwa Romman, who is Palestinian; and Rep. Esther Panitch, who is Jewish. Both have personal ties to the region, and distinctly different perspectives on what’s happening there.

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State Affairs spoke to both legislators last week about their concerns over the conflict and its implications at home, as well as about their current legislative priorities. Today we hear from Romman, and on Tuesday we’ll post our conversation with Panitch.

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Rep. Ruwa Romman is a freshman Democrat representing District 97, which includes Gwinnett County and her current hometown of Duluth. A Palestinian born in Amman, Jordan, Romman came to Georgia with her family when she was 7-years-old, growing up in Cumming in Forsyth County, then a mostly-white, conservative area of northeast Georgia marked by decades of racial tension and sporadic white supremacist violence.

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“This was the kind of place where my teacher pulled me out of driver’s ed class because he overheard somebody mentioned I’m Palestinian and wanted to interrogate me to make sure I'm not part of Hamas,” recalled Romman, who has worn a head scarf since she was young, despite her parents’ fears for her safety.

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“I was really proud of who and what I am, and really just going back to the values of justice and the importance of caring for others,” she said. “These were all core Islamic teachings, but I was growing up at a time where people would warp every single Arabic word into some sort of sinister understanding of my faith — that it was violent, that it was barbaric, that it was horrible, and honestly, we're seeing the same thing happening right now about Palestinians, where everything in our culture and language and lexicon is being deemed violent, because we're allowing these organizations like Isis and Hamas to define Muslims and Palestinians, when we all understand that the KKK doesn't represent Christianity.”

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As a child Romman said she tried to teach her classmates “about Islam and how literally the root word is ‘peace.’ The idea that this faith has been twisted in this way was unacceptable to me. I'm also the oldest [child], and incredibly stubborn, and so I have a tendency to just be like ‘No, this is wrong. Let me tell you what's right.’ But at the same time, it [having to explain her religion] robbed me of my childhood. It really took away that sort of innocence that a lot of kids had that I lost very early on because I knew that I was representing something bigger than myself. But at the same time it is just really important for me to help people understand my community.”

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With the boom in business and residential growth that has developed along state Highway 400 since the 1990s, Forsyth’s demographics have changed dramatically, and now has a population that is 20% Asian, 10% Hispanic and 5% Black. Romman said her sister, who is 12 years younger, “had a great time in high school. Her class is super diverse.”

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Romman spent much of the past decade working and advocating for Muslim-American causes and volunteering for Democratic candidates while completing her education. She attended Oglethorpe University, studying politics, and earned a master’s degree in public policy at Georgetown University. She also worked for civil rights organizations for several years, and most recently as a consultant for Deloitte, specializing in government affairs.

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She took office in January as the first Muslim woman elected to serve in the state Georgia House of Representatives.

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She took office in January as the first Muslim woman elected to serve in the state Georgia House of Representatives.

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The conversation has been edited for brevity and clarity.

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The conversation has been edited for brevity and clarity.

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Q. Tell me about your background and what (and perhaps who) led you to pursue public service, and specifically to serve in the state Legislature.

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Q. Tell me about your background and what (and perhaps who) led you to pursue public service, and specifically to serve in the state Legislature.

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\"Rep. — Rep. Ruma Romman, D-Duluth, worked for Islamic-American advocacy groups prior to serving in the Georgia Legislature. (*Credit: Ruwa4Georgia*)

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\"Rep. — Rep. Ruma Romman, D-Duluth, worked for Islamic-American advocacy groups prior to serving in the Georgia Legislature. (*Credit: Ruwa4Georgia*)

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Q. And besides all that encouragement, what did you think that you might change or move the needle on?

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Q. And besides all that encouragement, what did you think that you might change or move the needle on?

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A. I love digging into the policy, and the things I ran on were things like expanding access to Medicaid, and fixing the economic opportunity gap in our state, and making sure that every child has access to high quality, diverse public school opportunities. And voting rights. I did my masters on the Voting Rights Act and I knew that these laws had a real impact on turnout and so as I've tried to tell people as a state representative, I agreed to do this because those were the things that I knew the most about, those were things that I can engage the best on. So there's my constituents in my district and a broader constituency that is the Muslim and Palestinian community. And the reason I distinguish between the two is because the majority of Palestinians in the U.S. are Christian. And so I’m sort of wearing these multiple hats of state rep and all these different communities were looking to me to learn the process and I was hoping to help them as well.

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Q. What are the key issues that you're concerned about, working on, and hope to see legislation address in the next session?

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Q. What are the key issues that you're concerned about, working on, and hope to see legislation address in the next session?

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Q. Where do you think you may have some traction or hope to get some things done in the House with a Republican majority?

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Q. Where do you think you may have some traction or hope to get some things done in the House with a Republican majority?

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Q. What would you say are the top lessons learned or key takeaways after your first 11 months of being in the Legislature?

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Q. What would you say are the top lessons learned or key takeaways after your first 11 months of being in the Legislature?

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A. One of the best lessons I have learned is that even when you can't decide what is coming to the House floor, you can still do a lot of good as a state representative. One of my favorite things is constituent services. I have access to points of contact that most people in the general public don't have, and so when somebody comes to me and says, ‘Hey, this thing is stuck somewhere,’ I can literally help unstick it.

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Q. The war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is far away from Georgia, but close to your heart. You've been quite vocal on social media and elsewhere about the conflict. What is important for people in Georgia to understand about this latest chapter in the complex, 75-year Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

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Q. What does it mean to you for Gov. Brian Kemp to announce that he was sending an additional $10 million to support Israel's defense, and flying the flag at half staff in the wake of the Hamas attack?

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Q. If HB 30 is revived, or if we have another bill aimed at defining antisemitism introduced in the next session, what are the key elements that such legislation should include or perhaps not include and why?

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\"Rep. — Rep. Ruwa Romman with her husband Shahzaib Jiwani and dog Balto (*Credit: Ruwa Romman*).

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Q. Your work as a legislator can impact many people's lives and must feel consequential and perhaps even stressful at times. When you're not working, what do you do to unwind, free your mind and conjure up some joy?

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A. Right now my focus is to get more sleep and eat better. But I've really gotten into running — long, slow runs that have become meditative for me. It's almost like it unravels my mind for the day and helps me just organize my thoughts. As everybody knows, I'm a huge Swiftie; it’s been my thing, since I was 12. It has become part of my brand. … “Miss Americana” is my favorite song and it’s a political allegory all tied up into a high school story. And so one of my favorite things to do when I have time for it, is to put on some Taylor Swift and cook a nice meal and just take a beat. But even when I can't, just getting an option to engage in something that is less serious has been just really awesome. I also love reading.

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Position: Representative, District 97 (D-Duluth/Gwinnett County)

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Position: Representative, District 97 (D-Duluth/Gwinnett County)

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Age: 30

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Age: 30

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Birthplace: Amman, Jordan

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Birthplace: Amman, Jordan

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Current residence: Duluth

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Current residence: Duluth

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Education: B.A. in politics from Oglethorpe University, Masters in Public Policy from Georgetown University

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Education: B.A. in politics from Oglethorpe University, Masters in Public Policy from Georgetown University

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Career path: Worked for nonprofits including the National Center for Civil and Human Rights and Points of Light; advocacy organizations including the Council on American-Islamic Relations,Georgia chapter and the Islamic Speakers Bureau, in communications and strategic roles; and most recently, as a consultant for Deloitte, specializing in governmental affairs.

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Family: Husband Shahzaib Jiwani, two cats (Itsy and Olive), and two dogs (Balto and Riley).

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Family: Husband Shahzaib Jiwani, two cats (Itsy and Olive), and two dogs (Balto and Riley).

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Hobbies/passions outside work: Reading, running, Taylor Swift.

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Hobbies/passions outside work: Reading, running, Taylor Swift.

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Correction: This story has been updated to correct that Romman said Gov. Kemp said his thoughts and prayers go out to \"Israelis, Americans and 'other people',” not “Israeli-Americans, and 'other people',” as published in a previous version. The story is also updated to correct the anniversary date of Romman and her husband, which is Dec. 23, not Dec. 21.

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