Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), left, and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) join their fellow House Democratic women for a portrait in front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 4 in Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)ColumnistAs the new freshman class of congressional women bopped, hopped and doo-wopped into town, old sourpusses smirked — they’ll meet reality soon enough . Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) — the first Muslim woman to wear a hijab in Congress — also sympathizes with BDS. And, really, who but the witless or numb could fail to appreciate that two women of the Islamic faith will bring strong voices to the floor for Muslim women (and men) around the world to hear? The reality is that for now, these women, who will be driving a lot of the action and attention, are the mainstream.

Source: Washington Post January 19, 2019 00:22 UTC