(VOA) U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar struck a chord with other Muslim Americans when she denounced a perceived assumption that she is reluctant to condemn or sympathetic to terrorism and atrocities committed by Islamic groups.
“Does this need to be on repeat every five minutes?” Omar asked during a Muslim Caucus Education Collective forum in Washington on Tuesday.
“So today, I forgot to condemn al-Qaida,” she continued to resounding applause. “So here’s the al-Qaida one. Today I forgot to condemn a FGM [female genital mutilation.] So there you go.”
Muslim-American progressive activists at the conference said Omar’s outrage mirrored their anger at having their values and loyalty constantly questioned.
