Ilhan Omar

Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN

I am so proud to endorse @AishaforWard10 for Minneapolis City Council! She is deeply invested in her community, has a brilliant mind for policy, and is decisive in times of crisis. She's the kind of leader Minneapolis needs right now. Support her here: https://t.co/b6VGJT87kZ — PolitiTweet.org

Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN

I will be introducing a bill today to make it illegal for the U.S. to continue to arm human rights abusers. — PolitiTweet.org

Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN

If we believe in democracy and human rights, we should be loudly decrying the current assault on democracy in Tunisia—the heart of the Arab Spring. If Tunisia’s president does not reverse course, we should suspend all security aid, as is required by law. — PolitiTweet.org

Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN

Heading to the White House for classified briefing with my colleagues who have been helping lead the fight to end our support for the Saudi led war in Yemen. Our message: Saudi blockade of Yemen’s major airport and seaport is causing humanitarian crisis and must be lifted. https://t.co/IS1WjixdfZ — PolitiTweet.org

Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN

🚨Today I am excited to announce that my memoir, THIS IS WHAT AMERICA LOOK LIKE, is now available in paperback. I’m so honored to be sharing my story with more of you through this new format and I hope you enjoy it. Be sure to pre-order your copy today at https://t.co/lpbZxXgoGK https://t.co/GSrxmAHbOY — PolitiTweet.org

Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN

The US has lost the high ground on this. Lift the embargo and then fight for the rights people around the world, including the US, to dissent. https://t.co/fe4RqCQf7a — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @theintercept: Rep. Ilhan Omar questions Biden’s first airstrike on Somalia https://t.co/hMhfGUp13P by @ryangrim, @SaraLSirota — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MuslimAdvocates: Thank you, @KarenBassTweets, @RepAndreCarson, @RashidaTlaib & @IlhanMN for working to recognize American Muslims! http… — PolitiTweet.org

Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN

From Martin Luther King Jr to Malcolm X, black leaders have been targeted with white supremacist violence for years—especially women. An open society should collectively fight against these kinds of threats, regardless of one’s views, and protect leaders like @CoriBush. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CBSNews: Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and 24 other members of Congress asked the State Department on Wednesday to create a special envoy to… — PolitiTweet.org

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I will also add: we know that this increase in hate is not only happening to Muslims. Church bombings, synagogue attacks, and racial hate crimes are also on the rise. We will not defeat hate with more hate. We will defeat it with love and solidarity. — PolitiTweet.org

Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN

Earlier this year, the UN Human Rights Council announced that anti-Muslim hatred around the world has reached “epidemic proportions,” and called on countries to take all necessary measures to combat direct and indirect forms of discrimination. https://t.co/VaK86l46JO — PolitiTweet.org

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Her 9 year-old brother Fayez was left orphaned. From India to China to Myanmar, we are seeing systematic crackdowns on Muslim civil rights. — PolitiTweet.org

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Also in June, a man deliberately drove a pickup truck into a group of Muslim pedestrians in Ontario Canada, killing four members of a single family, including 74 year-old Talet Afzaal and her 15 year-old granddaughter Yumna Afzaal. — PolitiTweet.org

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But I know that the discrimination many Muslims experience is not unique to the United States. It is a global phenomenon. — PolitiTweet.org

Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN

This is just one of the many threats me and my staff receive on a routine basis. — PolitiTweet.org

Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN

Just last month, my office got a call, saying, “Muslims are terrorists. And she is a raghead n-word And every anti-American communist piece of shit that works for her, I hope you get what’s f-ing coming for you.” — PolitiTweet.org

Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN

At one point, I was physically attacked by a group of teenagers because I didn’t bare my legs or arms during gym class. And this has followed me even as I ran for public office and represented my district in the United States Congress. — PolitiTweet.org

Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN

These incidents pain me because they are so familiar. As a young refugee who barely spoke English, students would mock me—even going as far as to put chewing gum put in my hijab. — PolitiTweet.org

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This is only the most recent in a spate of mosque attacks in our state. — PolitiTweet.org

Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN

In my own homestate of Minnesota, vandals spray-painted hate messages including “Death to Islam,” F*** Islam, “n-word,” and a Nazi swastika on and near the Moorhead-Fargo Islamic Center. A window of the mosque was also broken. — PolitiTweet.org

Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN

This includes everything from hate crimes, harassment, school bullying, discrimination, hate speech, and anti-mosque incidents, and a sudden uptick in mosque attacks in May and June. — PolitiTweet.org

Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN

We are seeing a stark rise in anti-Muslim hate in this country. According to brand new data, this year has seen over 500 documented complaints of anti-Muslim hate and bias in the U.S. — PolitiTweet.org

Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN

Today, I joined forces with @RepSchakowsky and others to ask the State Department to create a Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia. Here’s why. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jstreetdotorg: Just as we need an antisemitism envoy, we need a special envoy on Islamophobia. This is an excellent and necessary initi… — PolitiTweet.org

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Happy birthday to my sister in service, @CoriBush! https://t.co/WirxXdUrGw — PolitiTweet.org

Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN

RT @AnnieGrayerCNN: NEW: Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is leading a group of Democratic lawmakers in calling on Secretary of State Antony Blin… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RepJayapal: 21 years ago, I celebrated my first Independence Day as a US citizen. As I remember my naturalization ceremony and give th… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nowthisnews: Rep @IlhanMN on the definition of patriotism back in 2017 https://t.co/6jRSY5MIYc — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NicholsUprising: “We cannot hand pick leaders for other countries on behalf of multinational corporate interests.” — @IlhanMN https://… — PolitiTweet.org