Ilhan Omar

House Republicans vote to remove 1st Muslim woman from committee

Ilhan Omar faced charges of anti-Semitism in 2019 for her remarks in which she said some politicians' support for Israel is "all about the Benjamins, baby," a reference to $100 bills.

US midterm results show increase of Muslim presence in politics

Record-breaking Muslim electoral victories in US midterms show that the community has "transformed" from being sidelined to decision makers, says Muslim civil liberties organisation CAIR.

Omar, Tlaib among US lawmakers arrested at pro-choice protest

Police arrest 35 people, including 17 Democratic lawmakers, at an abortion rights protest outside the Supreme Court.

US congresswoman visits Pakistan-administered Kashmir, draws India's ire

Ilhan Omar during her visit criticised the reluctance of the US government to discuss the issue of human rights abuses in India-administered Kashmir.

Three reasons US Democrats voted in a bill to address anti-Muslim bias

The US House of Representatives has approved a bill to allow the State Department to monitor and combat anti-Muslim sentiment worldwide.

US House green lights State Dept office looking into anti-Muslim bias

The bill – whose passage through the Senate is unlikely – would create a special envoy for monitoring and combatting anti-Muslim bias worldwide and include state-sponsored anti-Muslim violence in the State Department's annual human rights reports.

Minneapolis voters weigh fate of police force after George Floyd

In a first, Minneapolis voters mull the future of the citifies policy force. The city could become the first of many to neuter the actions of the police.

Trump: 'Israel literally owned Congress'

Former US President Donald Trump laments that "Israel had such power – and rightfully" but not anymore due to the presence of progressive Democratic women of colour in Congress.

Millions of Americans face homelessness as Covid-19 eviction ban expires

More than 15 million people in 6.5 million US households are currently behind on rental payments, according to a study by the Aspen Institute and the Covid-19 Eviction Defense Project, collectively owing more than $20 billion to landlords.

Republican task force overseeing freedom to worship accused of Islamophobia

Democratic Muslim congresswoman Ilhan Omar has expressed serious reservations about a Republican House task force that includes extremists like Marjorie Taylor Greene.

What triggered some fellow Democrats to pick on Ilhan Omar?

Ilhan Omar called out the US and Israel for separately committing 'unthinkable atrocities' in Afghanistan and Palestine. The statement rubbed both Democrats and Republicans up the wrong way.

Democrats rebuke Ilhan Omar on war crimes tweet, fueling more death threats

Omar accuses Democrats of “Islamophobic tropes" after party rebukes Congresswoman for saying "atrocities have committed by US, Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan and Taliban" in a conversation on need for international courts for crimes against humanity.