(Hill) Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) will accept an award on Saturday honoring her as the Muslim-American public servant of the year at a virtual gala hosted by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
CAIR, the nation’s largest organization representing Muslims, said in a press release that Omar will be given the award for her activism in the U.S. House of Representatives in light of her recent feud with Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), who made Islamophobic remarks about her fellow congresswoman.
CAIR announced Omar deserved the award for her “commitment to public service and courage in the face of anti-Muslim bigotry from fellow members of Congress.”
“Representative Omar has time and again proven her deep dedication to public service,” said CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad in the statement.
