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World Service,2 mins

The first Somali American legislator

Newsday

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Ilhan Omar was just elected to Minnesota’s state house of representatives. She came to the United States as a refugee almost 20 years ago. Omar is a practicing Muslim, wears the hijab and says that she is looking forward "to advocating for a crackdown on profiling". (Picture: Ilhan Omar; Credit: Getty Images)

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