Islamabad :
US Congressman Ilhan Omar will arrive in Islamabad today on a visit to Pakistan. According to reports, Alhan Omar will meet the top leadership of Pakistan and will also visit Azad Kashmir.
Ilhan Omar of the Democratic Party is one of the first two Muslim women to become members of the US Congress.
Who is Ilhan Omar?
Elhan Omar’s family sought political asylum in the United States in 1995 to escape the Somali civil war, when Elhan was 13 years old.
In 2000, at the age of 17, Ilhan was granted US citizenship. Elhan Omar received his higher education in Political Science and International Studies. Elhan Omar became the first Somali-American member of parliament to win a seat in the House of Representatives from Minnesota in 2017.
She is also the first US Congresswoman to wear the hijab. She is one of the leading human rights activists in the United States, protesting Islamophobia at all levels and raising her voice against racial discrimination against all minorities, including blacks.
He gained worldwide popularity for his strong opposition to the biased statements of former US President Donald Trump and his strong response to the ongoing Indian atrocities in occupied Kashmir.
However, Ilhan Omar has also faced strong criticism and social media trolling for making statements against the Indian media, the Israeli lobby and Zionism.
