Tag: Congresswoman Ilhan Omar
Rep. Ilhan Omar recounts terror in U.S. Capitol, announces plan to...
President Donald J. Trump spent much of 2020 demonizing Rep. Ilhan Omar and ridiculing Somalia, the Minnesota congresswoman’s country of origin, for being a...
Rep. Ilhan Omar wins Democratic primary in convincing fashion
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has won the Minnesota Fifth District DFL primary in a convincing fashion beating her well-financed and closest challenger, Antone Melton-Meaux,...
We endorse: Ilhan Omar for Minnesota Fifth Congressional District
Yaa Asantewaa, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Wangari Maathai, Ann Nzingha and others are names that readers of Mshale will be very familiar with, many of them...
Antone Melton-Meaux: African immigrant communities deserve more from their government
The Fifth Congressional District and Minnesota are blessed with some of the largest African communities outside of the continent. Everyday, we see the value...
African immigrant candidates run for office in record numbers in Minnesota
The number of African immigrant elected officials in Minnesota — which has more than doubled in the past four years — could soon grow...
Rep. Ilhan Omar faces uphill task to keep her seat in...
In 2018, Ilhan Omar made history as the first person born in the African continent to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives,...
Nur Omar Mohamed, father of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, dies from coronavirus...
On Monday June 15 Nur Omar Mohamed, the father of congresswoman Ilhan Omar, died from COVID-19 complications.
"إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ. Inna lillahi wa...
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar introduces bill to cancel rent and mortgage payments...
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has introduced a bill to cancel all rent and mortgage payments nationwide during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Rent and Mortgage Cancellation...
Trump signs defense bill giving Liberians pathway to citizenship
Thousands of Liberians across the United States can breathe a sigh of relief as the legislation allowing those on Deferred Enforced Departure to be...