TEHRAN, December 01 (MNA) – Rep.
Ilhan Omar played a threatening voicemail she received from an unnamed caller during a press conference on Tuesday and urged Republicans to counter Islamophobia.
A member of the US House of Representatives called on Republican leaders to work diligently to combat hatred speech spread against Muslims.
Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota in the US House of Representatives, by playing a threatening voice message sent to her, called on Republican leaders to strive for countering Islamophobi, Associated Press reported.
"Sad she thinks bigotry gets her clout," Omar said in a tweet.
"Anti-Muslim bigotry isn't funny & shouldn't be normalized.
Congress can't be a place where hateful and dangerous Muslims get no condemnation." MA/PR