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Muslim Women Make History in Minnesota’s Elections

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Two Muslim women made history Tuesday night as Minnesotans became the first Americans to choose a hijab-wearing Muslim woman as their nominees for a seat in Congress – and in the state legislature. Ilhan Omar and Hodan Hassan, both Somali-Americans, became the latest in a wave of charismatic, progressive women, to be elected this primary…

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#MGTop8: The Quadruple Threat, Representative Ilhan Omar

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Ilhan Omar gets our #Firestarter superlative in our first-ever #MGTop8. The #MGTop8 highlights fearless changemakers that are making an impact on elevating Muslim women’s voices. To view the rest of our #MGTop8, click here. Gunshots rung out one night as attackers broke into the Omar family home, destroying walls with bullets and leaving lasting imprints of the…