Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress, thanked Fox News on Monday for rebuking comments that host Jeanine Pirro made suggesting that the lawmaker’s decision to wear a hijab is in opposition of the U.S. Constitution.
“Thank you, @FoxNews. No one’s commitment to our constitution should be questioned because of their faith or country of birth,” Omar wrote on Twitter, linking to an article about the conservative network’s statement.
Pirro on Saturday questioned Omar’s support for the Constitution because of her Islamic faith and her wearing a hijab.
“She’s not getting this anti-Israel sentiment doctrine from the Democrat Party. So if it’s not rooted in the party, where is she getting it from?” Pirro said during her show “Justice” on Saturday. “Think about it. Omar wears a hijab, which according to the Quran 33:59 tells women to cover so they won’t get molested.
“Is her adherence to this Islamic doctrine indicative of her adherence to Sharia law, which in itself is antithetical to the United States Constitution?”
Omar, who was born in Somalia, also retweeted Jonah Pesner, director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism and senior vice president of the Union for Reform Judaism.
“The hijab, like the kippah I wear, is a symbol of faith protected by the Constitution,” Pesner tweeted. “Freedom of religion is a source of this nation’s strength.”
Pirro’s comments come after the House last week passed a resolution that condemns “anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, racism and other forms of bigotry.”
Omar has found herself at the center of controversy because of comments she made about Israel. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have condemned Omar for her comments, with some saying they were anti-Semitic.
However, Omar has found herself the target of Islamophobic comments following her comments on Israel.
Article originally published on POLITICO Magazine
Source: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/11/ilhan-omar-fox-news-pirro-1216184
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