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December 8, 2016

Ilhan Omar Speaks Out After Islamophobic Attack After White House Meeting
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In Washington, D.C., Minnesota state House Representative-elect Ilhan
Omar says she was attacked by a cab driver, who called her "ISIS" and
threatened to rip off her hijab as she was leaving a policy training at
the White House. Omar recently made history by being elected to be the
nation's first Somali-American lawmaker. She wrote on Facebook Wednesday
that the attack was "the most hateful, derogatory, islamophobic, sexist
taunts and threats I have ever experienced. … I am still shaken by this
incident and can't wrap my head around how bold [people] are becoming in
displaying their hate towards Muslims."


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