minnesota, michigan send first muslim women to us congress
In Minnesota, Omar, about 36 and American citizen and state representative, follows another She will succeed US Congressman Keith Ellison. ..…
In Minnesota, Omar, about 36 and American citizen and state representative, follows another She will succeed US Congressman Keith Ellison. ..…
In Minnesota, Democratic nominee Ilhan Omar has criticized what she calls the “Israeli apartheid regime.” And in Michigan, Rashida Tlaib, a Palestinian-American, has called for a one-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and has opposed aid to Israel. ..…
No profile of Tlaib fails to note that she will become the first Muslim American woman in Congress (along with Minnesota’s Ilhan Omar if she wins, as she is likely to do), and the first Palestinian American woman. ..…
On their way to Congress: Palestinian-American Rashida Tlaib (left) of Michigan, and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. Omar is the first Somali-American legislator elected to office in the United States. ..…
Looking ahead, I do expect there to be a lot of convenient catastrophizing from Jerusalem about the election of two Muslim-American Democrats to the House, Rashida Tlaib from Michigan and Ihlan Omar from Minnesota. ..…
In Minnesota, Omar, about 36 and American citizen and state representative, follows another She will succeed U.S. ..…
o being among the pair of firsts, Omar will also be the member of Congress to wear headscarf, Somali American US legislator, and the first woman of color to represent Minnesota Congress.. ..…
Omar, 37, made history in 2017 as Muslim and first Somali- American in U.S when she was in as member of Minnesota House of Representatives.. ... Ellison had been Muslim- American elected to Congress.. teaser on this story misidentified Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib will..…
She and Somali-American Ilhan Omar of Minnesota will be first two female Muslim members of Congress. . 3:35 p.m. . ..…