"It is time for the Republican Party to actually do something—to confront anti-Muslim hatred in its ranks and hold those who perpetuate it accountable," Rep. @IlhanMN says says at news conference of the three Muslim members of Congress
https://twitter.com/monaeltahawy/status/1465763680335933451
"When I first ran for public office, I was told to take off my hijab if I wanted to have the chance of winning my election," Rep. @IlhanMN says. "Islamophobia pervades our culture, our politics and even policy decisions."
Asked whether Rep. Boebert should face censure or lose committee seats, Rep. @IlhanMN says, “This kind of hateful rhetoric and actions cannot go without punishment. There has to be accountability.”
Rep. @IlhanMN and @RashidaTlaib are the first two Muslim women elected to the U.S. Congress. I wrote this soon after they were elected nbcnews.com/think/opinion/…
Both have both been subjected to vile and dangerous Islamophobic attacks.
Rep. @IlhanMN has been especially singled out: she is a black Muslim woman in a hijab in a deeply racist, misogynistic and Islamophobic country. feministgiant.com/p/the-disrupto…
Rep. @IlhanMN has been especially singled out: she is a black Muslim woman in a hijab in a deeply racist, misogynistic and Islamophobic country. feministgiant.com/p/the-disrupto…
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