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Ilhan Abdullahi Omar (born October 4, 1982) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district since 2019. She is a member of the Democratic Party. [6]
Retired to run successfully for Minnesota Attorney General. [1] André Carson: Democratic: IN-07: March 11, 2008: Incumbent 16 years, 342 days Raised Baptist, converted to Islam as a teenager. [5] Ilhan Omar: Democratic: MN-05: January 3, 2019: Incumbent 6 years, 44 days First of two Muslim women in Congress. First Muslim to succeed another Muslim.
The U.S. Capitol Police and the House Sergeant at Arms briefed Omar and other progressive lawmakers critical of Israel — including the only other Muslim woman in Congress, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D ...
Along with fellow Democrat Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Tlaib is one of the first two Muslim women to serve in Congress. [4] [38] [24] She took the congressional oath of office on January 3, 2019, swearing in on an English-language translation of the Quran. [39] [40] She wore a thawb (thobe), a traditional embroidered Arab dress, to the swearing-in ...
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Ilhan Omar – One of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress. [33] Farah Pandith – Special Representative to Muslim Communities for the US Department of State; official advisor to President Obama on Muslim matters; Zahid Quraishi – first Muslim Article III district court judge in the United States [34]
I don’t think people usually envision a Muslim woman in that space. I think that the main challenge is having those conversations and getting people to a place where they stop seeing me just as a Muslim, but a fellow American and person of faith. Being Muslim and being American are compatible and go hand in hand.