1.0link142917<![CDATA[Jewish Boss Helps Elect Muslim Woman To Legislature]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/11/jewish-boss-helps-elect-m_n_142917.htmlDETROIT — Michigan is getting its first female Muslim legislator, thanks in large part to her Jewish boss, the incumbent.
Rashida Tlaib, a lawyer, community activist and daughter of Palestinian immigrants, easily won a House seat in Tuesday's general election after emerging from an eight-way Democratic primary with 44 percent of the vote in August.