Mar 10, 2019 - Economy & Business

Fox News host suggests Ilhan Omar's hijab means she follows Sharia law

During her opening monologue on Saturday, Fox News host Jeanine Pirro insinuated that Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-Minn.) use of a hijab could be "indicative of her adherence to Sharia law, which in itself is antithetical to the United States Constitution."

"Your party is not anti-Israel, she is. Think about this. She's not getting this anti-Israel sentiment doctrine from the Democrat Party. So if it's not rooted in the party, where is she getting it from? Think about it. Omar wears a hijab, which according to the Quran 33:59, tells women to cover so they won't get molested. Is her adherence to this Islamic doctrine "indicative of her adherence to Sharia law, which in itself is antithetical to the United States Constitution?"

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