USA: Somali-American appears headed to U.S. Congress
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Ilhan Omar fled civil war in Somalia and spent four years of her childhood in a refugee camp in Kenya. Now she is poised to win a seat in the U.S. Congress,…
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Ilhan Omar fled civil war in Somalia and spent four years of her childhood in a refugee camp in Kenya. Now she is poised to win a seat in the U.S. Congress,…
Ilhan Omar, 34, a former refugee, won the Minnesota race unopposed after defeating the incumbent Phyllis Kahn in the primary. Following Hillary Clinton’s defeat, the US will have to wait longer for a woman president,…