Somali Community Turns On Ilhan Omar

It was the boo heard around the world. Saturday marked both the start of Somali Week in the Twin Cities and Somali Independence Day. One might think that when the first elected Somali Muslim to serve in the U.S. Congress took to the stage in Minneapolis, she’d be greeted with adoring cheers. After all, it was the first North American performance by the Somali artist, Suldaan Seeraar, and a crowd of thousands were celebrating in downtown. Yet when Ilhan Oma …