Women share photos of traditional Palestinian dresses to celebrate Rashida Tlaib’s swearing-in

Women across the country are sharing photos of their traditional Palestinian gowns to celebrate the swearing-in of Rep.-elect Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) 

Tlaib, who is one of the first two Muslim women to join Congress on Thursday, announced last month that she would wear a Palestinian thobe when she is sworn into Congress. 

The hand-embroidered gowns are considered one way Palestinian women can show pride for their heritage. The gowns typically represent the city the person wearing the clothing is from.

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Sneak peek: This is what I am wearing when I am sworn into Congress. #PalestinianThobe #ForMyYama

A post shared by Rashida Tlaib (@rashidatlaib) on Dec 14, 2018 at 2:03pm PST

Tlaib’s decision to wear a thobe on the House floor sparked a wave of social media users to share photos of themselves in the gowns with the hashtag #TweetYourThobe.

#tweetyourthobe Congratulations to Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib ! A proud day for Palestinian women. A great role model for young girls. God bless Palestine. pic.twitter.com/Z207o4zJPT

— alice muaddi (@umaboud) January 3, 2019

#TweetYourThobe so excited for @RashidaTlaib getting sworn in today! Its an inspiration to all us politics lovers especially us Palestinian politics lovers!! pic.twitter.com/G3ST4srS2C

— Renad (@ririfalastine) January 3, 2019

Let’s get this party started! #InaugurationDay #TweetYourThobe pic.twitter.com/FyR6OUphsm

— Maysoon (@maysoonzayid) January 3, 2019

#tweetyourthobe because history is about to be made today with Palestinian American @RashidaTlaib’s swearing in. #tweetyourhijab because @IlhanMN is about to be the first hijabi in Congress pic.twitter.com/cUvvvigEHO

— Rawan Elbaba (@rawanelbaba) January 3, 2019

So proud to be a Palestinian-American woman today #TweetYourThobe @RashidaTlaib pic.twitter.com/jbGDHD4fuG

— Zaina (@Zkahuk) January 3, 2019

As a Palestinian American, I wear thobes embroidered by the women in my family to honor their legacy, style and tragedy. @RashidaTlaib wearing a thobe while being sworn into congress amplifies the journey of Palestinian women and I couldn’t be more in my feels #TweetYourThobe pic.twitter.com/HmLDXIK19Y

— Samar Marwan (@HellaSamar) January 3, 2019

Tlaib, the first Palestinian-American woman elected to Congress, was part of a wave of women who made history in November’s midterm elections when she won her race to represent Michigan’s 13th Congressional District.

{mosads}She and Rep.-elect  Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who will become the first Somali-American member of Congress, will be the first two Muslim women elected to Congress.

Omar will be the first person to wear a hijab or headscarf on the floor after gaining religious exemption from the 181-year-old rule barring hats in the chamber. 

Rep.-elect Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), one of the first of two Native American women elected to Congress, will also wear traditional attire during her swearing-in, The New York Times reported Thursday.

Haaland, a member of the Pueblo of Laguna tribe, will wear a Pueblo dress, silver and turquoise jewelry and moccasins.