(CNS) Palestinian-American activist Linda Sarsour urged a group of Muslims demonstrating outside the White House on Sunday to support Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) — “the best that our community has to offer” — and to prepare in the 2020 election to “say no to fascism,” bigotry and Islamophobia.
Sarsour called on Muslims to pray during Ramadan for Omar, fellow Muslim Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) — like Omar an outspoken critic of President Trump — and other community leaders and activists.
“Sister Ilhan Omar is the best that our community has to offer: She’s black, she’s Somali, a former refugee,” she said. “She’s bold, she’s unapologetic, she’s anti-war and anti-imperialist.”
“She’s a supporter of the [anti-Israel] boycott, divestment, sanction movement,” Sarsour continued. “She stands with poor people. She stands with the most marginalized people in America. And she represents everything that is beautiful about Islam.”
