The representative-elect said she plans to wear a Palestinian thobe when she's sworn into Congress in January. Rashida Tlaib will be sworn into Congress in style. The representative-elect from Michigan’s 13th Congressional District announced in an Instagram post on Saturday that she will wear a traditional Palestinian thobe to her swearing-in ceremony in Washington, D.C., next month. “Sneak peek: This is what I am wearing when I am sworn into Congress,” Tlaib wrote on Instagram with the hashtags #PalestinianThobe and #ForMyYama, which means “For my mother” in Arabic. A Palestinian thobe is known for its embroidered patterns and has its own unique style depending on where the person wearing it hails from.

Source: Huffington Post December 17, 2018 16:18 UTC