Leading American Muslim scholar imam Omar Suleiman will offer prayers in Congress on Thursday, May 9, Yaqeen website reported. Suleiman, the founder, and president of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research, will deliver the prayer on the House floor as the congressional guest chaplain at the invitation of Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Dallas. Later …
After an exceptional campaign, American Muslim politician Ilhan Omar has once again appeared in the news due to a misplaced comment suggesting that America only supports Israel because of the powerful AIPAC lobby which buys off US politicians. Responding to the tweets, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, “…Legitimate criticism of Israel’s policies is protected by the …
Omar Ibn Said, a wealthy and highly educated man, who was captured in West Africa and brought to the United States as a slave, wrote a 15-page autobiography describing his experiences The manuscript is important not only because it tells the personal story of a slave written by himself, but also because it documents an …
WASHINGTON, DC – Minnesota’s Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is becoming a role model for younger generations, as they believe that Muslims can ascend to leadership unapologetically and without having to compromise their religion, The Hill reported. “At this moment, somewhere in the world, young girls and women who look like us are learning to believe …
What did it mean when on January 3, 2019 two Muslim women were sworn into the US Congress? It meant that the American Republic, its Constitution and the country’s purported ideals have two much needed champions. As Muslims, Palestinian American Rashida Tlaib and Somali American Ilhan Omar are uniquely qualified to be among the best …
It was a bittersweet memory as the Minnesota Democrat landed at the same Washington airport she arrived at as a refugee WASHINGTON, DC – Minnesota Democrat Representative-elect Ilhan Omar arrived in Washington DC airport a day before the Congress swearing in ceremony, Huffington Post reported. “23 years ago, from a refugee camp in Kenya, my father …
DETROIT – As the first American Muslim Congresswoman, Rashida Tlaib has announced that she will use Thomas Jefferson’s personal copy of the Holy Qur’an in her ceremonial swearing-in next January 3, Detroit Free Press reported. “It’s important to me because a lot of Americans have this kind of feeling that Islam is somehow foreign to …
It should be a non-issue, right? Newly-elected U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from Minnesota’s fifth district wears a hijab. But, a 181 year-old ban on hats in in the U.S. House of Representatives impedes on her right to do so. So, why does the House have this ban? Why was such a seemingly silly ban enacted …
Hats have been banned from the House chamber of the Capitol for nearly two centuries — 181 years, to be exact. Under a new proposal from Democrats, the rule would be relaxed to allow religious headwear, like hijab or kippah Ilham Omar will become the first federal legislator to wear a religious headscarf WASHINGTON, DC – Democrats …
WASHINGTON, DC – History has been made after the US elected its first Muslim women to Congress, Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. “We did this together,” Omar tweeted after announcing the results. “Thank you!” The Independent reported. After Tuesday’s elections, Omar became the first Somali-American member of Congress. We did this, together. Thank …
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