Ilhan Omar calls question about condemning female genital mutilation ‘appalling’

Published July 23, 2019 7:32pm ET



Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar snapped back at a moderator during a panel discussion at the Muslim Caucus Education Collective’s 2019 Conference on Tuesday, calling his question “appalling.”

President of Muslims for Progressive Values, Ani Zonneveld, reportedly asked the freshman congresswoman to condemn the practice of female genital mutilation that is practiced by some Muslim communities.

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