Posted on 08/10/2016 3:07:34 PM PDT by PROCON
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ilhan Omar spent four years in a Kenyan refugee camp as a young girl, fleeing with her family from civil war in Somalia. Two decades later, after forging a new life in Minnesota, she appears on the brink of becoming the nation's first Somali-American state legislator.
Omar, a 33-year-old community activist, cried as she delivered victory speeches in English and Somali after defeating a 44-year incumbent in the latest sign of the Somali community's growing influence in the city and state. Her victory in a heavily Democratic Minneapolis district makes her a strong favorite in the general election.
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A longtime political and community activist, she now works as director of policy initiatives for the Women Organizing Women Network, a group that counsels East African women on civic involvement and leadership.
And a follower of allah; what could go wrong? SMH
For those of you who don’t think the caliphate is near.....you are not paying attention. Hil gets the prez gig it will happen here.
Just a few years ago I heard the statement...creeping sharia. Never thought I would live to see the day....yet here I am.
How long before it is Minnesotastan?
The taxpayers forged it, and she got the forgings.
Hey, she could of sold bomb vests to help finance her community activism.
She should get a job and pay taxes to show gratitude not demand more of my money!!'
GREAT. Diversity is our strength.
These are the same people who made Jesse Ventura their governor.
Let the child rapes begin!
As I understand it, she beat Phyllis Kahn who served in the spot for eons and was a draconian left liberal. Can’t say I feel sorry for her, she almost lost what, four years ago??
How many tax dollars has she received since her arrival?
And voted for Al Franken.
Oh, good.
>As the Somali community has become more established in the state, its political influence has grown.
Are they somali or American? Leave your somali and islam ways back in the dump where it came from.
There's a reason why Somalia is such a basket case. Hint, it ain't Christianity.
The Republican candidate for the seat is also Somali. Neither could be worse than Phillis Kahn.
Nothing that Sharia Law won't fix.
Interestingly, American-born blacks are absolutely despised by many of these African immigrant groups.
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