Palestinian, Somali Muslim women re-elected to US Congress
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Rashida Tlaib is a Democrat and the first Palestinian-American woman in the lower house
LAHORE (Web Desk) – Muslim members of the US House of Representatives belonging to Palestine and Somalia were re-elected on Wednesday.
Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat and the first Palestinian-American woman in the lower house, returned from Michigan’s 13th District for a fourth time.
Tlaib, who has strong support from the Arab-American community in Dearborn, got 70 percent of the vote. Her Republican challenger, James Hooper, received 26 percent votes.
She is the only Palestinian-American currently serving in Congress and a vocal critic of US policy toward Israel.
Noted Somali Muslim woman, Ilhan Omar, the first Somali-American in Congress, was re-elected for a third term from Minnesota’s 5th District.
Omar is a former refugee. She got 75.2 percent votes. Like Tlaib, she is opposed to the US policy towards Israel.
