Georgia CommonsSenate · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
SR 472: Aligarh Alumni Association of Atlanta (AAAA); recognize
Last action March 27, 2025 · Senate Read and Adopted
A Georgia Senate resolution recognizes the Aligarh Alumni Association of Atlanta for its education and community service work and for organizing Atlanta's largest Muslim community gathering on Eid-ul-Fitr.
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In plain language
This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate, not a law that changes anyone's rights or duties. It honors the Aligarh Alumni Association of Atlanta (AAAA), a nonprofit inspired by Aligarh Muslim University in India, for its scholarships, mentorship, and career counseling for students, its promotion of Urdu language and cultural events, and its charity, food distribution, and disaster relief work. The resolution also praises AAAA's role in organizing Atlanta's largest Muslim community gathering on Eid-ul-Fitr, describing it as an event that brings communities together and promotes interfaith understanding. The Senate formally commends the organization and directs the Secretary of the Senate to send a copy of the resolution to AAAA as a keepsake. It does not create any funding, program, or legal requirement.
What the bill does
- Formally recognizes and commends the Aligarh Alumni Association of Atlanta for its education, cultural, and charitable work.
- States the Senate's acknowledgment of AAAA's role in organizing Atlanta's largest Muslim Eid-ul-Fitr gathering.
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and send a copy of the resolution to AAAA.
- Creates no new law, funding, or enforceable requirement; it is a symbolic statement by the Senate.
Who it affects
The resolution directly names the Aligarh Alumni Association of Atlanta and its members. It also touches the broader Atlanta Muslim community that participates in the Eid-ul-Fitr gathering the resolution describes, though it imposes no obligations on anyone.
Why it matters
The resolution has no legal or financial effect, but it gives official state recognition to a community organization's charitable and cultural work, which can raise its public profile and serve as a formal record of appreciation from the Georgia Senate.
Key provisions
- The whereas clauses describe AAAA's scholarship, mentorship, and career counseling programs for students.
- The whereas clauses describe AAAA's cultural work, including preserving the Urdu language and hosting literary and educational seminars.
- The whereas clauses describe AAAA's humanitarian efforts, including charity support, food distribution, and disaster relief.
- The resolving clause formally commends AAAA and recognizes the significance of its Eid-ul-Fitr gathering.
- The final clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to send a copy of the resolution to AAAA.
From the bill
“the AAAA plays an instrumental role in organizing and supporting Atlanta's largest Muslim community gathering on Eid-ul-Fitr, an event that fosters interfaith understanding, cultural unity, and social cohesion”
Status timeline
- Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
- Senate Hopper (Senate)
Sponsors
- Sheikh Rahman (D, SD-5)
- RaShaun Kemp (D, SD-38)
- Derek Mallow (D, SD-2)
- Kenya Wicks (D, SD-34)
- Ed Harbison (D, SD-15)
- Nan Orrock (D, SD-36)
- Tonya Anderson (D, SD-43)
- Gail Davenport (D, SD-17)
- Donzella James (D, SD-28)
- Nabilah Parkes (D, SD-7)
- Nikki Merritt (D, SD-9)
- Emanuel Jones (D, SD-10)
- Shawn Still (R, SD-48)
- Randal Mangham (D, SD-55)
- Harold Jones II (D, SD-22)
- Sally Harrell (D, SD-40)
- Michael 'Doc' Rhett (D, SD-33)
- Jason Esteves (D, SD-35)
Topics
- Senate resolution
- community recognition
- Muslim community
- Atlanta nonprofits
- interfaith events