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      Stop Islamophobia This Ramadan

      As Muslims "reset" their daily lives during the holy month, the rest of the world should turn away from anti-Muslim racism.

      Tanya Jogee
      Apr 18, 2023

      Nearly every evening during Ramadan, mosques, community centers, and homes are filled with Muslims of every age, color, size, and shape. Many are fasting, some are not. When sunset hits, they eat dates, recite prayers, and enjoy the camaraderie of a communal meal. The roughly 3.5 million followers of Islam in the U.S. and two billion around the world will do this every day for a month.

      As someone who grew up in a Muslim community, the majority of Muslims I have known are decent, hard-working, law-abiding, community-oriented people. Many are immigrants or the descendants of immigrants. Some have lived in the U.S. for generations, others for a few weeks. And yet, more than 20 years post 9/11, anti-Muslim sentiments and stereotypes about Muslims run high.

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      As Ramadan Begins, Ilhan Omar Introduces House Resolution to Condemn Islamophobia

      "In order to confront the evils of religious bigotry and hatred, we must come to understand that all our destinies are linked," said Omar, a former refugee from Somalia and one of two Muslim women in Congress.

      Brett Wilkins
      Mar 23, 2023

      Joined by Democratic House colleagues and activists outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday—the first full day of Ramadan—Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar announced a new resolution condemning Islamophobia and commemorating the recent anniversary of the 2019 Christchurch, New Zealand mosque massacre.

      Omar's office said the resolution—which is co-sponsored by more than 20 House Democrats—"comes after continued violence and threats made against religious minorities, particularly Muslims," while adding that the March 15, 2019 murder of 51 Muslim worshippers at the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch by an Australian white supremacist "was a stated source of inspiration for mass shootings in the United States."

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      Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn

      The GOP's Latest Bigoted Attack on Ilhan Omar Is Slanderous,  Despicable, and Dangerous

      This latest escapade by Republicans should be seen for what it is—a further assault on basic norms of political pluralism—and it should be denounced for this very reason.

      Jeffrey C. Isaac
      Feb 02, 2023

      Ilhan Omar is again in the news, a convenient target for reactionary Republicans, i.e., virtually all Republicans, seeking to discredit the left. The current Republican effort links her with two other Congressional liberal Democrats, Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell who, like her, are being removed from their committee assignments by MAGA House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, in retaliation for Nancy Pelosi’s 2021 removals of Republicans Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar. McCarthy’s act of retribution comes as no surprise, since he promised this back in November 2021. It is no less dangerous for this.

      As numerous commentators have noted, Greene and Gosar were sidelined by Pelosi because they explicitly promoted violence against House Democrats (it is worth noting that both also have been featured at anti-Semitic events and avidly supported the January 6, 2021 insurrection). Schiff and Swalwell are now being sidelined because of their roles in the impeachment of Donald Trump. And Omar is being sidelined because . . . she is Ilhan Omar, and thus low-hanging fruit for Trump’s Republican avengers and their many xenophobic and racist supporters.

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