Rashida Tlaib

Rashida H. Tlaib (pronounced ta-LEEB) (born July 24, 1976) is a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives. She represents the 6th District (map), which is located in Southwest Detroit and stretches from an area just south of Downtown to the city's southern border, and west to the city of Dearborn. Upon her swearing in on January 1, 2009,for her first term which she served in the 12th district, Tlaib became the first Muslim-American woman to serve in the Michigan Legislature, and only the second Muslim woman in history to be elected to any state legislature in America.

Biography

The eldest of 14 children, Rashida Tlaib was born on July 24, 1976 to working class Palestinian immigrants from Detroit, Michigan. Her mother was born in Beit Ur El Foka, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Her father was born in Beit Hanina, a suburb of Jerusalem. He moved first to Nicaragua, then to Detroit, where he worked on an assembly line in a Ford Motor Company plant. As the oldest, Tlaib played a role in raising her siblings while her parents worked but sometimes relied on welfare for support.

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New bill seeks to sanction Pakistan’s army chief, free former PM Khan

The Hill 24 Mar 2025
Reps ... visas ... “Mr ... Khan.” ... Greg Casar (D-Texas), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Haley Stevens (D-Mich.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), August Pfluger (R-Texas), Jack Bergman (R-Mich.), among others ... ....
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Bowman and Bush’s Demonization of Israel Moves from Congress to the Screen

The Algemeiner 24 Mar 2025
Opinion. Then-US Reps. Cori Bush (left), Jamaal Bowman (right), and Rashida Tlaib (center). Photo. Reuters ... The depth of understandable disgust for Bowman and Bush galvanized communities nationwide to engage in the political process ... .
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Town halls, tariffs, Trump and more: A question-and-answer session with Congressman Doug LaMalfa

Chico Enterprise Record 23 Mar 2025
Gavin Newsom, especially on state water issues; and even offered an insight on what it’s like working with political opposites such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib.
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The new definition of antisemitism is transforming America – and serving a Christian nationalist plan

The Observer 23 Mar 2025
A similar pattern extends to Congress, where lawmakers such as Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib have been formally censured over statements critical of Israel, in effect framing Palestinian advocacy as beyond the bounds of legitimate discourse ... .
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No One Cares: We Grieve When We Bury Our Children

Common Dreams 22 Mar 2025
Rashida Tlaib, America's lone Congressperson of Palestinian descent, entered the names into the Congressional Record in defiant response to her colleagues' thunderous silence in the face of the ...
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Trump’s order to dismantle education department sparks outrage: ‘see you in court’

AOL 21 Mar 2025
Rashida Tlaib, a congresswoman from Michigan, said Trump’s order was “really alarming to me because the majority of Americans will tell you they don’t want to give up on the Department of Education, ...
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Senator Fetterman: We need to eliminate what remains of Iran's nuclear facilities

Israel Hayom 21 Mar 2025
Complete support for Israel and American Jews ... And then it simply turned into something extreme ... He specifically criticized Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, noting, "She refused to campaign for Harris, and now they're screaming about how terrible Trump is.
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Donald Trump signs executive order to ‘eliminate’ Department of Education

Al Jazeera 21 Mar 2025
end of list ... Advertisement ... This. Will. Hurt ... Advertisement ... Advertisement ... Advertisement ... Still, critics like Democratic lawmaker Rashida Tlaib of Michigan argued there was no other agency capable of enforcing national standards for equal education access ... .
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‘Hands off Medicaid:’ Protestors visit Detroit-area office of U.S. Rep. John James

Mount Pleasant Morning Sun 20 Mar 2025
Rashida Tlaib, a Detroit Democrat whose district stretches from southern Oakland to the Dearborn and Downriver area, was on hand and urged James to vote in support of Medicaid and against proposed cuts.
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US lawmakers demand arms embargo, end support for Israel

Middle East Monitor 19 Mar 2025
Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar and Summer Lee demanded an arms embargo Tuesday and an end to US support for Israel following a resumption of airstrikes in ...
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Far-Left US Lawmakers Blast Israel for Resuming Military Campaign in Gaza, Accuse Jewish State of ‘Genocide’

The Algemeiner 19 Mar 2025
Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), left, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) listen during a congressional hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, July 18, 2019 ... Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), the sole Palestinian ...
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Dozens rally outside U.S. Rep. John James' office to protest proposed Medicaid cuts

Detroit news 19 Mar 2025
Rashida Tlaib, D-Detroit, also attended Wednesday's rally and called on her colleague to not cut Medicaid ... to come with us and say, enough is enough, we're not going to cut Medicaid," Tlaib said.
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Protestors to James at Warren office — ‘Hands off Medicaid’

Press & Guide 19 Mar 2025
Rashida Tlaib, a Detroit Democrat whose district stretches from southern Oakland to the Dearborn and Downriver area, was on hand and urged James to vote in support of Medicaid and against proposed cuts.
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Advocates to rally in DC for Trans Day of Visibility amid Trump administration rollbacks

The Hill 19 Mar 2025
“The goal of this event is to, first and foremost, be in community with one another ... Katherine Clark (Mass.), Jerry Nadler (N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (Mich.), Sara Jacobs (Calif.), Maxwell Frost (Fla.), Melanie Stansbury (N.M.) and Julie Johnson (Texas).
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