Somali born, US Army veteran challenges Ilhan Omar for Congress
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Running as a Republican, Shukri Abdirahman, who is a black Muslim military veteran and mother of three, fled Somalia and sought refuge in Kenya before immigrating to the United States.
A Somali immigrant and US Army Veteran has entered the congressional race hoping to unseat Democratic squad member Ilhan Omar (D-Minn) who “chose to ridicule” the country “that saved her life.”
Running as a Republican, Shukri Abdirahman, who is a black Muslim military veteran and mother of three, fled Somalia and sought refuge in Kenya before immigrating to the United States.
“That scares me because I have three little children that I want to raise them in the country that I have come to know, that gave me a safe haven, that made me feel safe as a youngster. And I want to preserve that for my children and American citizens’ children.”
