The Ohio legislature’s first Somali Muslim congresswoman worked for a Muslim Brotherhood proxy that is known to radicalize Muslim youth.
From: BENJAMIN BAIRD The Federalist
As the first Somali Muslim woman elected to the Ohio state legislature, Munira Abdullahi is expected to bring “diversity” and “new perspectives” to the Ohio House of Representatives, according to her supporters. What they don’t tell you is that the 26-year-old belongs to a radical Sunni Islamist organization that uses youth indoctrination, charity, and social work to grow its political power and spread theocratic, often illiberal views.
Based on her background and career trajectory, Abdullahi could feasibly become the next Ilhan Omar — Minnesota’s far-left congresswoman known for expressing radical, antisemitic opinions and consorting with various Islamist groups. Indeed, the Ohio legislator shares striking similarities with Omar, the first Somali Muslim elected to her state’s legislature in 2016 and the first Muslim woman elected to Congress.
Raising Up ‘Revolutionaries’
Since her November victory, the Somali American legislator continues to promote MAS activities, including a Columbus chapter event called “Reviving the Revolutionaries.” Aimed at Muslim youth, the conference featured two instructors from the notorious Al Maghrib Institute, a “non-profit college” where at least five former students have been arrested for joining or supporting terrorist entities.
Abdullahi admitted she was “Very excited” for this event, which also featured Asad Zaman, the director of MAS-Minnesota and a prolific antisemite who has promoted neo-Nazi and Hamas websites. A picture from the conference shows Abdullahi seated next to Zaman.
Abdullahi’s role as a youth director at MAS-Columbus would not necessarily insulate her from the organization’s brazen displays of extremism. In 2019, the nearby Philadelphia chapter of MAS sparked a citywide investigation after videos emerged of MAS schoolchildren singing jubilantly about beheading Jews, serving as “martyrs,” and “liberating” the Islamic holy site in Jerusalem.
Abdullahi’s political ascent may have ramifications that reach far beyond Central Ohio. Just as Omar transitioned from the state legislature to U.S. Congress, Abdullahi may use her time in state government as a stepping stone to higher office.
This is “the model,” according to Mohammed Missouri of Jetpac, an Islamist civic action group that celebrated Abdullahi’s election victory in a press release. “Today’s state legislator is tomorrow’s member of Congress,” he told Time, adding that Muslim lawmakers such as Omar “didn’t come out of nowhere … they spent years building community trust … and then when they decided to run for Congress people knew who they were.”
Abdullahi did not “come out of nowhere” either. She spent the last decade working for a Muslim Brotherhood proxy that is known to radicalize Muslim youth and isolate Islamic communities.
Yet if Omar’s career path provides any indication of what to expect, Abdullahi may just be getting started.
See more here: BENJAMIN BAIRD The Federalist