Rashida Tlaib
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Rashida Harbi Tlaib (born July 24, 1976) is an American politician and advocate who currently serves as the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 13th congressional district since 2019.
The district includes the western half of Detroit, several of its western suburbs, and a large portion of the Downriver neighborhood.
Tlaib, a member of the Democratic Party, served in the Michigan House of Representatives 6th and 12th districts before her election to Congress in 2018.
She ran unopposed in the general election and became the first Muslim woman to serve in Congress, as well as Ilhan Omar (D-MN), one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress. (DSA).
She and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are the third and fourth DSA representatives to serve in Congress and the first female DSA members to vote in Congress.
Tlaib has been a vocal critic of President Donald Trump's administration and has lobbied for President Donald Trump's impeachment.
She has harshly chastised Israel, called for an end to US assistance to Israel, and has voiced support for the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions campaign.
Tlaib is a member of "The Squad" along with Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).
Early life and education
Rashida Harbi, the eldest of 14 children in Detroit, was born on July 24, 1976, to working-class Palestinian refugees. Her mother was born in Beit Ur El Foka, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. The word Rashida means "righteous." Her father was born in Beit Hanina, a East Jerusalem suburb. He went first to Nicaragua and then to Detroit. He worked in a Ford Motor Company plant on an assembly line. Tlaib, the eldest of her siblings, was instrumental in raising her children when her parents worked.
Tlaib attended elementary school in Harms, Bennett Elementary, and Phoenix Academy. She graduated from Southwestern High School in Detroit, 1994. Tlaib earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Wayne State University in 1998 and a Juris Doctor degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 2004. In 2007, Tlaib was admitted to the bar for the first time.
Personal life
Tlaib married Fayez Tlaib in 1998, when she was 22 years old. Adam and Yousif are two of their sons. The couple have since divorced. In 2018, a campaign spokeswoman referred to Tlaib as a single mother.
Tlaib walked into her family's mosque to express her gratitude for the opportunity to run for Congress in September 2018, according to Tlaib, who articulated the belief that "my Allah is She." The Detroit Free Press reported that, though she acknowledges that some in her faith community suspect her not "Muslim enough," she insists that Allah knows her actions are "reflective of Islam."