US-Somali Congresswoman-elect Ilhan Omar on hijabs in Congress

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My campaign to allow hijabs in US Congress US-Somali Congresswoman-elect Ilhan Omar wants a law change to allow the wearing of hijabs in Congress.

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Joy at first hijab-wearing Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's Minnesota election victory makes her the first Somali-American to reach US Congress.

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'I don't want to be considered a token girl' Shahira Yusuf is one of the UK's first hijab-wearing catwalk models.

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'Don't judge me because I wear a hijab' Three Muslim women in Sunderland discuss the hijab and the stigma attached to wearing it.

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'People ask me if I shower in my hijab' Nike's first UK Hijab Ambassador Shazia Hossen and journalist Asha-Luul Hussein on why they started wearing a hijab in adulthood.

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'I'm black, Muslim, a refugee - and a model' Somali refugee Halima Aden talks about the obstacles she's faced as a hijab wearing model.

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