![MINNEAPOLIS, MN - NOVEMBER 06: Minnesota Democratic Congressional Candidate Ilhan Omar speaks at an election night results party on November 6, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Omar won the race for Minnesota's 5th congressional district seat against Republican candidate Jennifer Zielinski to become one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PPDMLSBMSUHUDYD7JFFAAH623U.jpg?smart=true&auth=088b2126aa83ec80bcac9af6cccc72dfddc8af1fa74e6b252616f686d9da2922&width=400&height=225)
Minnesota Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar is one of the first Muslim women elected to US Congress. Getty
Minnesota Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar is one of the first Muslim women elected to US Congress. Getty
The far left is trying to hijack Muslim minds in the West
From the fringes of the British Labour Party to the 'Squad' in Washington, identity politics is undoing hard-won progress