{"id":1774366,"date":"2022-12-14T03:17:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T08:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1774366"},"modified":"2022-12-14T03:17:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T08:17:53","slug":"did-ohio-just-elect-the-next-ilhan-omar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-ohio-just-elect-the-next-ilhan-omar\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Ohio Just Elect The Next Ilhan Omar?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdid-ohio-just-elect-the-next-ilhan-omar%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1774366&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>As the first Somali Muslim woman <a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumnews1.com\/oh\/columbus\/news\/2022\/10\/20\/somali-americans--many-who-fled-war--now-seek-elected-office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">elected<\/a> to the Ohio state legislature, Munira Abdullahi is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cair.com\/press_releases\/cair-ohio-celebrates-record-number-of-muslims-elected-to-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">expected<\/a> to bring \u201cdiversity\u201d and \u201cnew perspectives\u201d to the Ohio House of Representatives, according to her supporters. What they don\u2019t tell you is that the 26-year-old belongs to a radical Sunni Islamist organization that uses <a href=\"https:\/\/zeldin.house.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/reps-zeldin-perry-request-findings-investigation-muslim-american-society\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">youth indoctrination<\/a>, charity, and social work to grow its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/investigations\/chi-0409190261sep19-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">political power<\/a> and spread theocratic, often illiberal views.<\/p>\n<p>Based on her background and career trajectory, Abdullahi could feasibly become the next Ilhan Omar \u2014 Minnesota\u2019s far-left congresswoman known for expressing radical, antisemitic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.org\/news\/ilhan-omar-has-a-problem-with-jews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">opinions<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.cair.com\/losangeles\/news\/hundreds-protest-rep-ilhan-omar-cair-fundraiser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">consorting<\/a> with various <a href=\"https:\/\/m.youtube.com\/watch?v=R3Ck4hNbVl4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Islamist groups<\/a>. Indeed, the Ohio legislator shares striking similarities with Omar, the <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Ilhan_Omar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">first<\/a> Somali Muslim elected to her state\u2019s legislature in 2016 and the first Muslim woman elected to Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Both women fled their country in times of war and lived at <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wosu.org\/news\/2022-08-08\/first-somali-american-candidate-for-ohio-house-is-ready-to-address-priorities?_amp=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">refugee camps<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/ilhanomar.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kenya<\/a> before settling in the United States. Omar and Abdullahi each began careers as <a href=\"https:\/\/m.youtube.com\/watch?fbclid=IwAR0vEeeSPzJzE9d8ssznj9s-_hwYI9Ss8DxHvIGgyH5hZv9eTXfZhkATn8Y&#038;v=npaZlRPyxIY&#038;feature=youtu.be&#038;mibextid=Zxz2cZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">community<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minnpost.com\/politics-policy\/2014\/02\/allegations-threats-bullying-follow-cedar-riverside-caucus-brawl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">activists<\/a> before moving on to their state legislatures. They both represent districts that have transformed in recent years into Somali enclaves, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/amp\/story\/2018\/08\/07\/demographic-destiny-in-cd5-minneapolis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">poverty<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-sdoh\/pr\/market-owners-who-redeemed-more-10m-food-stamp-wic-benefits-charged-fraud-conspiracy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">crime<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbusmonthly.com\/story\/news\/2014\/02\/06\/terrorists-in-coffee-shop\/22777704007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">terrorist<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.cbn.com\/cbnnews\/us\/2019\/february\/muslim-congresswomans-district-reported-to-be-terrorist-recruitment-capital-of-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recruitment<\/a> have stifled integration and development.<\/p>\n<p>The pair were <a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/a\/E5YdKZB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">photographed<\/a> meeting for the first time in September. Abdullahi referred to her role model as the \u201clegendary\u201d Ilhan Omar.<\/p>\n<p> Employed and Funded by Islamist Group <\/p>\n<p>Omar, who will soon be a third-term congresswoman, works closely with American <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/ilhan-omar-rashida-tlaib-democrats-hamas-american-muslims-palestine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Islamist<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/03\/24\/protesters-ilhan-omar-cair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">organizations<\/a> and is known to advance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cair.com\/press_releases\/cair-backs-reps-omar-and-schakowskys-bill-to-create-a-special-envoy-for-monitoring-and-combating-islamophobia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">legislation<\/a> on their behalf. For her part, Abdullahi doesn\u2019t just associate with extremist groups \u2014 she is a card-carrying member of the Muslim American Society, a notoriously extreme Islamist group that the United Arab Emirates designated as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/politics\/uae-designates-u-s-muslim-groups-terrorist-organizations-article-1.2013511\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">terrorist organization<\/a> in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, MAS is the \u201covert arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in America,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investigativeproject.org\/documents\/case_docs\/542.pdf#page=58\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">federal prosecutors<\/a>, or the U.S. branch of a global, pan-Islamic organization known for its violent history in the Middle East. Since 2012, Abdullahi has <a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/a\/owgFFKz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">worked<\/a> part-time as a youth director at MAS-Columbus, and she was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/munira-abdullahi-0b41b71a3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">promoted<\/a> in March to the role of program manager at the national office.<\/p>\n<p>Abdullahi is not just employed by MAS. She also accepted <a href=\"https:\/\/www6.ohiosos.gov\/ords\/wwv_flow.show?p_flow_id=119&#038;p_flow_step_id=45&#038;p_instance=175383957532&#038;p_debug=&#038;p_widget_action=FLOW_EXCEL_OUTPUT_R496013871564153293_en-us&#038;p_request=PLUGIN%3Dohdv-YMoTB0h5iENY1vid5qtOfD7P2s1dbrrymwwIvK_PiGb8sO5jtvlat-SwBGw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">campaign donations<\/a> from MAS officials. In September, the representative-elect even <a href=\"https:\/\/www6.ohiosos.gov\/ords\/f?p=CFDISCLOSURE:47:11728485605840::NO::P47_ENTITY_ID:15619\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">redirected campaign funds<\/a> to her employer, raising serious concerns about how she might use her public office to benefit a controversial Islamist group.<\/p>\n<p>MAS officially denies belonging to an international Ikhwan al-Muslimeen (Muslim Brotherhood) network. However, a 2004 Chicago Tribune <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/investigations\/chi-0409190261sep19-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report<\/a> citing internal memos and the accounts of early MAS leaders found that members voted early on to purposefully obscure the group\u2019s ties to the broader Islamist movement.<\/p>\n<p>With just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wypr.org\/show\/on-the-record\/2022-10-21\/what-do-muslims-think-the-2022-american-muslim-poll?_amp=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">3 or 4 million<\/a> Muslims living in America, the Muslim Brotherhood understands that its grand vision of establishing Islamic governments may have to wait.\u00a0In the meantime, MAS prefers to \u201cconvert Americans to Islam and elect like-minded Muslims to political office,\u201d according to a former member.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these theocratic goals, Abdullahi is convinced that Christian conservatives \u2014 and not Islamists \u2014 represent a threat to religious freedom in America. \u201cThey [conservatives]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ohio legislature&#8217;s first Somali Muslim congresswoman worked for a Muslim Brotherhood proxy that is known to radicalize Muslim youth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1229,"featured_media":1774369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[8757,6919,5202,4333,5205],"class_list":["post-1774366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-elect","tag-federalist","tag-ilhan","tag-ohio","tag-omar"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1774366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1229"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1774366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1774366\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1774369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1774366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1774366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1774366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}