A Congresswoman Who Puts Palestinians First And Americans Second
Marina Medvin
Posted: Jan 02, 2019 12:01 AM
Rashida Tlaib is a Democrat who was elected to the 2019-2020 term for Michigan's 13th Congressional District, which is a part of Detroit and suburbs near the city. This area is home to one of the largest Arab populations in the U.S. Tlaib is part of a wave of about 100 Muslims who filed to run for Congress in 2018. Tlaib is the first Palestinian-Muslim to be elected to U.S. Congress.
Tlaib is proud to be a Palestinian; more proud of her Palestinian heritage than of American culture. Upon learning of her congressional victory, for which she was prepared as she ran unopposed in the general election, Tlaib covered her body in a Palestinian flag. Not an American flag. A Palestinian flag. In what is likely a historic first, a future member of U.S. Congress covered herself in the flag of a foreign people, not the American people who she will be sworn to represent.
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