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Massachusetts 1st Congressional District race: Richard Neal defeats Democratic challenger Tahirah Amatul-Wadud

September 4, 2018 Shannon Young

(Springfield Republican) U.S. Rep. Richard Neal beat out challenger Tahirah Amatul-Wadud in Massachusetts’ 1st Congressional District Democratic primary Tuesday — a win that essentially guarantees the longtime congressman, who faces no Republican opponents, re-election in November. Neal, who has represented Western Massachusetts in Washington for nearly 30 […]

Neal challenger shares conspiracy theories, says US should not have fought Hitler

August 31, 2018 Mark Sullivan

(Worcester Telegram) A candidate challenging U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, in the Democratic primary shared on her Facebook page an essay that maintains 9/11 and Pearl Harbor were inside jobs and that America should not have fought Hitler in defense of the […]

Candidate deflects questions on ties to Pakistani cleric

August 9, 2018 Mark Sullivan

(Worcester Telegram) A Democratic primary challenger to U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, in the 1st Congressional District has landed endorsements from progressive groups despite her connection to a Muslim cleric who called the Supreme Court ruling upholding same-sex marriage the “darkest day […]

Muslim-American women hope to make history in midterm elections

August 5, 2018 Meena Venkataramanan

(ABC) Born and raised in Detroit, Fayrouz Saad has always been proud of her Lebanese heritage. “My parents moved from Lebanon and started a halal meat shop in Detroit’s Eastern Market,” she said. “I’m a product of their American Dream. I want […]

Islamophobic mailers target Democratic congressional candidate Tahirah Amatul-Wadud

August 3, 2018 Shannon Young

(Springfield Republican) Tahirah Amatul-Wadud, a Springfield Democrat running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Massachusetts’ 1st Congressional District, spoke out this week against an Islamophobic flier targeting her campaign that has been sent to residents across Western Massachusetts. Amatul-Wadud, who will […]

With hope and a hijab, Tahirah Amatul-Wadud aims to catch anti-incumbent wave in Western Mass.

July 17, 2018 Brian MacQuarrie

(Boston Globe) Tahirah Amatul-Wadud, a candidate for Congress, is difficult to miss on the cracked sidewalks of Main Street on a 96-degree day. A blue hijab is wrapped around her head and a yellow abaya falls to her feet as she pops […]

Muslim candidates run in record numbers but face backlash

July 16, 2018 Philip Marcelo and Jeff Karoub

(AP) A liberal woman of color with zero name recognition and little funding takes down a powerful, long serving congressman from her own political party. When Tahirah Amatul-Wadud heard about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s stunning upset over U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley in New York’s […]

US Rep. Richard Neal dismisses idea that his primary bid will see same fate as NY Democrat Joe Crowley

July 5, 2018 Shannon Young

(Springfield Republican) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s unexpected primary win over high-ranking Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley in New York sparked talk of another potential upset in Massachusetts. But U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, has largely dismissed the idea that the outcome in New York will […]

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