Rules were finally changed to allow Omar, a Muslim sworn in on the Qur’an, to wear a religious head covering on the floor of the House, as Ilhan Omar on Thursday became the first member of the US Congress to wear a hijab. There had been a 181-year ban on headwear of any type in the chamber.

“No one puts a scarf on my head but me,” she tweeted last November. “It’s my choice – one protected by the first amendment. And this is not the last ban I’m going to work to lift.”
Omar, a Democrat, was part of a historically diverse freshman class in the 116th Congress sworn in amid cheers and jubilation. The House now has a record 102 women and a new generation of Muslims, Latinos, Native Americans and African Americans, more closely resembling the US population and set to take on Donald Trump in a new era of divided government. But on the Republican side, the House still consists mostly of white men.

Omar, 36, from Minnesota, tweeted: “As a kid, I acted as my grandfather’s translator at our caucuses and he was the one who first sparked my interest in politics. I wish he could be here to witness this historic moment, but he was here in spirit as I placed my hand on his Quran for the ceremonial swearing in.”

The congresswoman further said she was one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress. The other was Rashida Tlaib, who did not wear a hijab. Tlaib took the oath on a Qur’an – a 1734 English translation that belonged to the former president Thomas Jefferson.

More:
https://insiderpostonline./2019/01/05/american-muslims-celebrate-as-congress-lifts-181-year-ban-on-headwear/

TheSaxophonist:
Rules were finally changed to allow Omar, a Muslim sworn in on the Qur’an, to wear a religious head covering on the floor of the House, as Ilhan Omar on Thursday became the first member of the US Congress to wear a hijab. There had been a 181-year ban on headwear of any type in the chamber.

“No one puts a scarf on my head but me,” she tweeted last November. “It’s my choice – one protected by the first amendment. And this is not the last ban I’m going to work to lift.”
Omar, a Democrat, was part of a historically diverse freshman class in the 116th Congress sworn in amid cheers and jubilation. The House now has a record 102 women and a new generation of Muslims, Latinos, Native Americans and African Americans, more closely resembling the US population and set to take on Donald Trump in a new era of divided government. But on the Republican side, the House still consists mostly of white men.

Omar, 36, from Minnesota, tweeted: “As a kid, I acted as my grandfather’s translator at our caucuses and he was the one who first sparked my interest in politics. I wish he could be here to witness this historic moment, but he was here in spirit as I placed my hand on his Quran for the ceremonial swearing in.”

The congresswoman further said she was one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress. The other was Rashida Tlaib, who did not wear a hijab. Tlaib took the oath on a Qur’an – a 1734 English translation that belonged to the former president Thomas Jefferson.

More:
https://insiderpostonline./2019/01/05/american-muslims-celebrate-as-congress-lifts-181-year-ban-on-headwear/

...congratulations to her

mature n beautiful as well

Buhari want to islamtize America

This thread won't make many nairalanders day.

Democrats are islamists trying to infiltrate USA

Thank God for Trump

The end of America has truly begun. The prophecy is being fulfilled. Europe would fall. America would fall. Russia would rise and the end shall come

BabangidaHamza:
Buhari want to islamtize America

Exactly, bros! It was after Pmb's visit that a Muslim woman was elected to US Congress.

BabangidaHamza:
Buhari want to islamtize America

Good luck to him as long as it's not igboland.

Thomas Jefferson had a Quran because he wanted to understand the reasoning behind the raids of the Barbary Pirates who were Arab Muslims. It's an interesting story for those who may want to Google and read.

; thats good and this is a trigger of many thank Almighty God.

The next president of Ohanaeze Indigbo will be Igbo Muslim

While in Nigeria many bigots follow extremist white supremacists in their hatred of other people and cultures to wage a doomed war against muslims and their rights to dress which in no way affects anybody.

Its Disheartening To think that the rights of muslims are Much More respected In countries where adherents of the islamic faith Constitute A Minimal Percetage of the total population, Compared To Nigeria Where Muslims Constitute Over 55% Of The Total Population And It Is Regarded A Social Offense To Wear D Hijab.
Nigerian Christians Are D Most Fanatical, Hate Filled, Islamophobic And Sentimentally Driven In D Entire Universe.

We Claim To Practice Democracy Adopted From The US, Yet Respect For Peoples Beliefs Seems Difficult To Uphold.

May God Purnish The Missionaries And Colonial Masters For Coercing Us With A Bunch Of Hateful Souls.

They Claim To Be Yeshua's Followers Yet Their Abysmal, Unrepentant And Unreceptive Characters Is Diametrically Opposite To Whats Written In Their Scriptures.

They Insult And Humiliate Muslims Online And Brand Us Intolerant Jihadists, Yet Its Obvious Who's Intoleran

I'm Happy Discrimination Against Muslims Can Never Come To Play In D North Like It Is Prevalent In D South.

Nyamuriflathead:
Its Disheartening To think that the rights of muslims are Much More respected In countries where adherents of the islamic faith Constitute A Minimal Percetage of the total population, Compared To Nigeria Where Muslims Constitute Over 55% Of The Total Population And It Is Regarded A Social Offense To Wear D Hijab.
Nigerian Christians Are D Most Fanatical, Hate Filled, Islamophobic And Sentimentally Driven In D Entire Universe...

Nigerian Muslims don't not constitute 55% of our population, stop the lies already.

You are an hypocrite, you talked about right of Muslims in Nigeria, whereas you guys are the first to implement your sharia law in Northern Nigeria without respecting the wishes of non Muslim in those states, but you want to be treated like kings in other regions.

We should learn to live and let's live.

Muslims will soon ask for Ramadan holiday, then block all the streets on Fridays for prayers, then those loud speakers will feel the air every morning in every American city, preventing people to sleep.
After that you will see America on the Middle East map, just like Nigeria.

These guys always want to change the place they are to the place that they ran from.

Where is the sense in that?
America was great before your parents came. Why do you want to change their way of life?
The way of life that made their country so attractive so that your father could come in as an immigrant.
If Islam was so great, your father would not be running into America.

This is why Trump won. Real Americans don't recognise their country anymore.

islsmisbad


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