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Nov 30, 2021 · “It was never an option for me to take off my hijab to run. Because I know that when we proudly stand up for our values—when we celebrate the diversity of this country, and the freedoms enshrined in our Constitution, others stand with us.”
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Mar 15, 2019 · Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) 1451. From hijabi Barbie to the hijabi emoji, the Muslim headscarf is now ubiquitous. For some, a woman with her hair covered or her...
Nov 22, 2018 · That final “first” makes a very American demand on the House of Representatives because Omar wears hijab, a traditional head covering favored by many, though not all, Muslim women.. For 181 ...
WASHINGTON, DC - On the US Capitol east front plaza 116th Congressional freshman Representatives, like Ilhan Omar (D-MN), leave with staff after the Member-Elect class photo on the Capitol Hill in ...
Apr 9, 2023 · Ilhan Omar embarks on new path no longer defined by ‘firsts’. FILE - Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks during an interview before President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington. In interviews with nearly a dozen Democrats in the House and Senate, Omar is ...
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Jan 5, 2019 · Jan 5, 2019. Minnesota's U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has already brought about one noticeable change in Congress – she'll be allowed to wear her hijab, or headscarf, on the House floor. That's because the House, now led by Democrats and in session as of Thursday, has voted to overturn a 181-year-old rule against wearing hats or headwear in the chamber.
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert cracked a racist, Islamophobic joke about Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, it wasn’t the first time she had mocked the Muslim congresswoman.
