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Ilhan Omar: “I’m a woman, an immigrant, a refugee, a Muslim woman who wears a hijab, and someone who refuses to be intimidated into…”

On the recordNovember 4, 2026
I’m a woman, an immigrant, a refugee, a Muslim woman who wears a hijab, and someone who refuses to be intimidated into silence.
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Ilhan Omar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Defending her identity against political attacks.

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