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Rashida Tlaib set to become first Muslim woman in US Congress

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    EscReality
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    Palestinian American from Michigan will run unopposed in a special election scheduled for November.

    5 votes
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      demifiend
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      Does that mean that some sessions of Congress will open with a Muslim prayer instead of a Christian one, or will Congress finally be exorcised and all forms of religion banished from its proceedings?

      Does that mean that some sessions of Congress will open with a Muslim prayer instead of a Christian one, or will Congress finally be exorcised and all forms of religion banished from its proceedings?

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      1. EscReality
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        I doubt it would have any effect on it, she is the first female muslim in congress. Keith Ellison was the first Muslim ever in 2007 and there have been a handful of Muslim congressmen since....

        I doubt it would have any effect on it, she is the first female muslim in congress. Keith Ellison was the first Muslim ever in 2007 and there have been a handful of Muslim congressmen since. Nothing has changed in their tenure.

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  2. Flashynuff
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    Hey, Michigan! She wasn't on my ballot, but Abdul El-Sayed was... We weren't too far off from having a shot at the first Muslim governor, as well.

    Hey, Michigan! She wasn't on my ballot, but Abdul El-Sayed was... We weren't too far off from having a shot at the first Muslim governor, as well.

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  3. rkcr
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    Since I'm from Minnesota, I dislike how this "first Muslim congresswoman" narrative leaves out Ilhan Omar, who is also likely to be elected to congress this year. I get that running unopposed...

    Since I'm from Minnesota, I dislike how this "first Muslim congresswoman" narrative leaves out Ilhan Omar, who is also likely to be elected to congress this year.

    I get that running unopposed means a guaranteed win, but Ilhan Omar is in a district where being a Democrat is a guaranteed win.