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Kenya: Ex-Refugee's U.S. Congress Win Sparks Debate in Former Home
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 7 November 2018
Somali-American Ilhan Omar won a seat for the Democrats in Minnesota - one of the first two Muslim women ever to sit in the House of Representatives Read more »
Somali-Born Woman Makes History in U.S. Midterm Polls
Voters in the United States have been going to the polls in an election that many view as a referendum on President Donald Trump's first two years in office. In Minnesota, Democratic candidate Ilhan Omar has beaten Jennifer Zielinski, a Republican, and makes history as the first Somali-American in the U.S. Congress. The Washington Post reports that Omar has 78.5 percent of the vote. Omar was born in Somalia and fled the country to escape civil war at age eight. For the next four years, she lived in a refugee camp in Kenya and immigrated to Minnesota in 1997.
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Born in Somalia and fled the country to escape civil war at age eight, Ilhan Omar has won the Democratic primary in Minnesota's House race. Read more »
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In 2016, Ilhan Omar made history when she was elected to Minnesota's House of Representatives, becoming the first Somali-American to win a state office in the United States. ... Read more »
