Former Michigan state legislator of Palestinian origin Rashida Tlaib won a narrow victory in the state's primary elections, edging out Brenda Jones, Detroit's City council president. Somali- American politician Ilhan Omar won Democratic primary in Minnesota's fifth congressional district. These two women who are slated to become first Muslim women in the U.S. Congress are under the spotlight of the world.
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#Somali- American politician Ilhan Omar
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