Government & Politics

These two could soon be the first Muslim women to serve in Congress A Palestinian-American from Michigan and a Somali-American from Minnesota are poised to become the first Muslim women to become members of the U.S. House.

(Atlantic) Rashida Tlaib will become the first Muslim American and Palestinian woman elected to the House of Representatives in November — but she’d rather talk about the heavy-duty trucks that roll through her neighborhood in Detroit. Industrial pollution permeates the air and […]

Government & Politics

Jewish Democratic group refuses to endorse Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar over anti-Israel statements Omar, who has labeled Israel as an 'apartheid regime' that has 'hypnotized the world,' is favored to take a seat in Congress after winning her Democratic primary on Tuesday in Minnesota.

(JNS) Minnesota state lawmaker Ilhan Omar, who has labeled Israel as an “apartheid regime” that has “hypnotized the world,” is favored to take a seat in Congress after winning her Democratic primary on Tuesday in a heavily Democratic district in her state. […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Woman running for Congress in Minnesota rejects anti-Semitism accusations Ilhan Omar, who has blamed Israel for 'evil doings' in Gaza and accused it of apartheid, says her critics are rooted in 'bigotry'

(Times of Israel) A Somali-American Muslim woman running to succeed Democratic Congressman Keith Ellison in Minnesota has pushed back against accusations of anti-Semitism over comments she made against Israel. In a 2012 tweet, Minnesota State Representative Ilhan Omar accused Israel of “evil […]