Digging into the Ilhan Omar marriage controversy
Minnesota legislative candidate Ilhan Omar faced questions about her marital status this week.
Omar defeated longtime state Rep. Phyllis Kahn in a three-way DFL primary last week and is poised to become the nation's first Somali-American legislator in the heavily-DFL district.
A discrepancy in her marriage records came to light after reports suggested she might be married to two men.
To get more background now on this issue, MinnPost staff writer Ibrahim Hirsi spoke with All Things Considered host Tom Crann.
Hirsi's piece, Ilhan Omar, marriage, and Somali culture: an FAQ, was published Thursday.
To hear the conversation, click the audio player above.
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