In this Monday, Jan. 28, 2019 photo, Samiha Jeheshat, displays a handmade embroidered Palestinian thobe at her showroom in the West Bank village of Idna, north of Hebron. The thobe is gaining ...

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Rashida Tlaib made history Thursday at the 116th Congress swearing-in ceremony, becoming one of the first Muslim women in Congress, alongside Ilan Omar. The democrat from Michigan decided to wear ...

WASHINGTON — Detroit’s newest congresswoman will be sworn into office wearing her heritage on her sleeve — and everywhere else. When U.S. Rep.-elect Rashida Tlaib takes the oath of office along with ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — “Reclaiming Our Collective Inheritance: A Palestinian Diaspora Collection,” at the ArtRage Gallery, features an array of thobes, loose-fitting, hand-stitched dresses which are ...

The newly-elected women of Congress are not done piling on the history-making moments. The 2018 midterm elections saw some major groundbreaking victories, including Rashida Tlaib's win for Michigan's ...

During the 2018 midterm elections, Rashida Tlaib made history by becoming the first Palestinian-American woman to be elected to Congress. In a tribute to her heritage, Tlaib plans to wear a ...

The new congresswoman from Michigan wore a thobe, a traditional Palestinian dress with elaborate embroidery, to her swearing-in, and her supporters posted photos of themselves in their own. By Karen ...

In what is probably one of the most anticipated swearing-in ceremonies in recent history, a record number of women and minorities are becoming official members of Congress today. Palestinian women, in ...

Rashida Tlaib's 2018 midterm election win was historic on multiple fronts, as she was the first Palestinian-American woman and one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress. The new congresswoman ...

JERUSALEM (AP) - The traditional brightly embroidered dress of Palestinian women known as the "thobe" was not the type of garment one would expect to become a pop political symbol. Now it's gaining ...