90 Quotes by Ilhan Omar

This country gave us hope. This country allowed for us to develop our own identity and to create our own home. And we should not look down on the next person that is trying to do that.

I want my children to attend inclusive schools where diversity is respected and acknowledged as a sign of strength.

I think my faith as a Muslim is very important. One of the core values is that you are always trying to build consensus. So when it comes to figuring out if something is permissible or not in Islam, it's usually a discussion, and people have to come to a consensus in order for something to be approved.

I am much more interested in defending my ideas than defending my identities.

I think being an immigrant makes me overly optimistic.

I grew up under a dictatorship. I knew what it meant for people to not have the ability to freely express themselves.

Insinuations that Ahmed Nur Said Elmi is my brother are absurd and offensive.

I have a great sense of who I am.

It's our time to fight for the America we know we can have.