An old video going viral where Rep. Ilhan Omar said that the September 11 attacks inspired her to wear a hijab more regularly! In a 2019 Rolling Stone interview, Omar said that as a teenager in Minnesota she did not wear a hijab often. “I, regretfully, was one of the folks who would only wear it the days I didn’t have the time or energy to fix my hair,” she said. She added that her attitude evolved after September 11: “I knew we had a responsibility to help shape a narrative about our faith that is positive.” Omar became the first member of Congress to wear a hijab after rules were changed to allow religious headwear on the House floor. She has said, “No one puts a scarf on my head but me.” The timing of her more consistent public identification as a Muslim has drawn renewed attention amid ongoing scrutiny of her record.