First ever Muslim women elected to Congress following US mid-term elections
The first Muslim women have been elected to Congress following the US mid-term elections. Democrat Ilhan Omar, a Somali refugee, won her House of Representatives seat in Minnesota yesterday. She will succeed Keith Ellison, the first Muslim to ever be elected to the House. Rashida Tlaib also won a seat in her district, Michigan. The Detroit social worker, […]
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