JEFFERSON CITY - The recent Iraqi war in a Muslim country had special meaning for one member of Missouri's legislature, Yaphett El-Amin. She is the first female Muslim legislator in Missouri.
JEFFERSON CITY - The recent Iraqi war in a Muslim country had special meaning for one member of Missouri's legislature -- Yaphett El-Amin. She is one of Missouri's two black Muslims in the General Assembly, along with Rodney Hubbard. Both Democrats represent the adjacent 57th and 58th districts in St. Louis.