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DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Representatives Ilhan Omar, Betty McCollum win reelection to U.S. House.

by Hibah Ansari November 8, 2022November 10, 2022

Democrats Ilhan Omar and Betty McCollum were reelected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Omar beat Cicely Davis; McCollum beat May Lor Xiong.

‘People are in tears about all the new possibilities’: Ilhan Omar reflects on the historic fight to cancel student loans and what it means for people like her.

by Becky Z. Dernbach August 24, 2022August 24, 2022

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar narrowly wins primary against former Minneapolis Council Member Don Samuels.

by Hibah Ansari August 9, 2022August 10, 2022

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Two men named in Feeding Our Future fraud investigation donated to Ilhan Omar in 2021. The congresswoman says she recently sent the contributions to food shelves.

by Joey Peters February 15, 2022February 23, 2022

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels explores Congressional run against Representative Ilhan Omar.

by Hibah Ansari and Becky Z. Dernbach February 11, 2022August 9, 2022

COMMUNITY VOICES

Habon: Islamophobia is a political weapon to keep Muslim women from participating in politics. The way to beat it? Run for office.

by Habon Abdulle December 8, 2021December 8, 2021

After a long wait, Somalis with Temporary Protected Status in the U.S. gain an 18-month extension.

by Abe Asher July 20, 2021July 20, 2021

Biden administration has extended Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Myanmar and Haiti. Now a decision looms on the status of Somali nationals.

by Hibah Ansari May 27, 2021May 28, 2021

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

Ilhan Omar and immigrant groups call for more green jobs in Minneapolis

by Andrew Hazzard April 29, 2021April 30, 2021

Vilified by Trump, Ilhan Omar turns the tables by filing new articles of impeachment after Trump supporters seize U.S. Capitol.

by Hibah Ansari January 7, 2021January 7, 2021

‘We’re not settling for breadcrumbs’: Biden has promised to restore the DACA immigration program. Some of Minnesota’s 5,000-plus Dreamers want more.

by Logan Carroll December 1, 2020December 2, 2020

‘Power is the number of voters you have’: Minnesota’s growing Muslim population expands political reach through organizing, activism—and winning.

by Hibah Ansari October 29, 2020October 29, 2020

Digital Disinformation

How did an August primary election in Minneapolis turn into a national right-wing disinformation campaign against absentee ballots?

by Becky Z. Dernbach, Hibah Ansari and Joey Peters September 28, 2020September 29, 2020

ICE deportation looms for Minnesota Somalis who may be infected with COVID-19.

by Sheila Regan September 15, 2020September 16, 2020

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Young, educated and Black: Here’s how Minnesota’s politicians with African roots are reshaping the state’s politics.

by Ibrahim Hirsi August 30, 2020September 8, 2020

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Another win for the Squad: Progressive champion Ilhan Omar beats well-funded challenger Antone Melton-Meaux.

by Ibrahim Hirsi August 11, 2020August 12, 2020

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Ilhan Omar wants to rewrite U.S. immigration policy—if she can win the DFL primary first.

by Ibrahim Hirsi August 6, 2020August 7, 2020

A Somali health advocate’s crusade against skin lightening, a vestige of colonialism, becomes a federal public health issue

by Joey Peters July 31, 2020August 30, 2020

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

In their own words: Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District voters have opinions about the race between Ilhan Omar and Antone Melton-Meaux

by Hibah Ansari July 27, 2020July 29, 2020

CULTURE & COMMUNITY

Minnesota’s Oromo community demands justice after musician and activist Hachalu Hundessa is killed in Ethiopia

by Becky Z. Dernbach June 30, 2020July 4, 2020

Remembering Minnesotans lost to COVID-19

‘He was loved by everyone’: Somali community remembers Nur Omar Mohamed, who died of COVID-19

by Ibrahim Hirsi June 20, 2020June 22, 2020

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s father, Nur Omar Mohamed, dies of COVID-19 complications

by Joey Peters June 15, 2020August 30, 2020

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

Community activist Haji Yussuf steps up to challenge Rep. Ilhan Omar for 5th District seat

by Joey Peters February 19, 2020November 6, 2020