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Meet the Muslim Republican Iraqi Refugee Who's Looking to Unseat Ilhan Omar
Townhall.com ^ | January 17, 2020 | Julio Rosas

Posted on 01/17/2020 11:36:21 AM PST by Kaslin

A Muslim Iraqi refugee who previously worked as a war journalist announced she is running for Congress in Minnesota's 5th Congressional District, meaning she will try to unseat Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar.

In her campaign announcement video, Dalia al-Aqidi said she was fortunate to be able to come to the United States as a little girl with her mother to escape Saddam Hussein, who she described as a "brutal dictator." Seeing how terror had affected her family, al-Aqidi says in the video she was happy President Trump ordered the death of Iranian general and terrorist Qasem Soleimani.

"I've gone from a frightened girl to a determined fighter against oppression wherever I find it, and sometimes that's closer than we think," al-Aqidi states. "In our own Congress, agents of anger and discord are tearing at America from within...like Ilhan Omar."

Noting their similarities, al-Aqidi says her and Omar "couldn't be further apart."

"When President Trump ended the murderous reign of Qassem Soleimani...Ilhan Omar was outraged, attacking the President, defending the terrorist, driving further and further apart. She claims to speak for all Muslims, but she does not speak for me."

DID YOU SEE? I’ve announced I’m running for Congress in MN-5 to defeat Ilhan Omar. https://t.co/El9474IVRj pic.twitter.com/f4psbBVZ8l— Dalia al-Aqidi (@Dalia4Congress) January 17, 2020

Al-Aqidi has also criticized the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

As a Muslim, CAIR @CAIRNational does not represent me and will never do. https://t.co/BWNpSBDZOs— Dalia al-Aqidi (@Dalia4Congress) January 16, 2020

Dalia for Congress


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: dalia; daliaalaqidi; ilhanomar; iraq; minnesota; muslimrefugee; omar; thesquad
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She was on Fox and Friends this morning.
1 posted on 01/17/2020 11:36:21 AM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Dalia for Congress

https://youtu.be/vJhtFh4NCXI


2 posted on 01/17/2020 11:38:45 AM PST by conservative98
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To: Kaslin

She might have already unseated herself.


3 posted on 01/17/2020 11:46:16 AM PST by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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To: conservative98

The media will suddenly become concerned with antisemitism and they’ll attack her for not doing enough to fight it. Questions will be raised over why she doesn’t have enough jewish and/or christian friends.


4 posted on 01/17/2020 11:46:30 AM PST by NativeSon ( What Would Virginia Do? #WWVD)
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To: Kaslin

She is very much not guilty, and an easy choice over the evil Omar. I just don’t like the idea of Muslims in Congress.


5 posted on 01/17/2020 11:47:40 AM PST by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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I just don’t like the idea of Muslims in Congress.

From MN-5, that's probably all we're going to see, going forward.

6 posted on 01/17/2020 11:51:32 AM PST by ScottinVA (Out of Virginia in 2021.)
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To: Kaslin

I’ve never heard of her, but that’s a fantastic campaign advert.


7 posted on 01/17/2020 11:53:03 AM PST by PGR88
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To: Kaslin

How long until the jihadists try to behead her for not following sharia sh*t law?


8 posted on 01/17/2020 11:53:13 AM PST by dynachrome (Build the wall, deport them all. And send her back!)
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To: ScottinVA

It’s the Minneapolistan district. Ole and Sven don’t live there anymore.


9 posted on 01/17/2020 11:56:38 AM PST by shelterguy
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To: Kaslin

“Dalia al-Aqidi said she was fortunate to be able to come to the United States...”

HOORAY Dalia


10 posted on 01/17/2020 11:57:24 AM PST by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: Kaslin

I probably would NEVER vote for a Muslim. Funky world view.


11 posted on 01/17/2020 11:57:27 AM PST by bboop (does not suffer fools gladly)
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I just don’t like the idea of Muslims in Congress.

Correct. Since Islam as a political viewpoint is in direct contradiction to our laws and Constitition.

One cannot serve two masters. You owe your allegiance to Islam. Or the USA.

Can't do both.

 

12 posted on 01/17/2020 12:01:05 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (As a matter of fact, I DID only read the excerpt. OK, I intended to. Next time for sure.)
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To: conservative98

That’s a great ad. I’d support her.


13 posted on 01/17/2020 12:01:51 PM PST by BBQToadRibs
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To: bk1000

I agree with you.
Food for thought...
Why is it that islamic nations are centuries behind the west in development, technology, human rights and conversely leaders in oppression?
That world view would spell a great future for America....lol...


14 posted on 01/17/2020 12:01:58 PM PST by himno hero (had'nff)
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To: PGR88

I just watched her You Tube video and the public comments were uniformly positive.

Based on some Iranians of my acquaintance, patriotic Moslems tend to be pretty secular. No great surprise there.

We patriots tend to view Islam as some monolithic evil, much as we viewed communism back in Reagan’s day. As we are seeing in Iran, Islam has its own internal fractures and fissures, every bit as serious as those facing our culture.


15 posted on 01/17/2020 12:03:47 PM PST by Nothingburger
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To: dynachrome

They haven’t killed Omar yet for adultery and/or divorce. Taqqiya maybe?


16 posted on 01/17/2020 12:04:25 PM PST by Tailback
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To: bk1000; null and void; Openurmind; caww; All

She very much represents a lot of Muslims who fled oppression in their own Islamic countries. The question is she right or center in her overall views? I have one friend, born in the USA, whose atheist father fled Iran when the Ayatolla came to power and whose mother is a believing Islamic Moroccan. They too have issues regarding Islam. So I also wonder how dedicated is this woman’s belief in Islam?


17 posted on 01/17/2020 12:04:42 PM PST by gleeaikin
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To: Tailback

Yeah, but she is running a Republican, so she may be eligible for killing, unless she is using Taqqiya


18 posted on 01/17/2020 12:08:26 PM PST by dynachrome (Build the wall, deport them all. And send her back!)
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To: Kaslin

Nice .... Very nice...I’ll vote for her...(and she is cute, too!)


19 posted on 01/17/2020 12:15:44 PM PST by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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To: bboop

The only Muslim state Representative in Florida is a Republican who’s more conservative than some of the Christian Republicans...


20 posted on 01/17/2020 12:18:01 PM PST by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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