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Both women — Ilhan Omar, 37, and Rashida Tlaib, 42 — are Democrats from the Midwest and outspoken advocates of minority communities that have found themselves in the sights of US President Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant policies.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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TWO Muslim American congresswomen officially WIN last night.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Congratulations to Rashida Tlaib out of Michigan, and Ilhan Omar out of Minnesota. pic.twitter.com\/ZwR0LzSsyV<\/p>\r\n\r\n

— Anasthasia Sadrach (@duchessnastya) November 7, 2018<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Omar won a House seat in a strongly Democratic district in Minneapolis, Minnesota, succeeding Keith Ellison who was himself the first Muslim ever elected to Congress.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Tlaib’s victory was no surprise.  The Detroit-born daughter of Palestinian immigrants – the eldest of 14 children – emerged as the winner of a Democratic primary for a seat vacated by John Conyers, a longtime liberal lion who stepped down in December amid sexual harassment allegations and failing health.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The IMEU@theIMEU<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Last night Palestinian-American Rashida Tlaib was elected to the United States Congress, making the first Palestinian American to be elected to this position. https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/its-official-palestinian-american-rashida-tlaib-elected-congress-400750219 …<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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With no Republican challenger in the race, Tlaib’s election on Tuesday became a formality.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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During her tearful primary election victory speech in August, with her immigrant mother by her side, she said relatives in the West Bank were watching her success.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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