As Rashida Tlaib was sworn into Congress, Palestinian-American women flooded our feeds with #TweetYourThobe
#TweetYourThobe is more than a simple hashtag - it's a symbol of celebration, resistance, and thriving in a world of bigotry and racism.
The number 100 is used to mark one of the most important milestones of anyone’s lives.
It signifies completion, whether it be the maximum number of marks on a test or the point where we deem that a person has lived “a full life”.
It signifies something made whole, the point that everyone in the world aspires to reach; the number the world wants to achieve in every aspect of their lives by “giving it 100%” in everything.
Historically and politically speaking, it is used to mark the progress we’ve made as a whole, found in phrases like “a century from now” or “a couple of centuries ago.”
It has been nearly 100 years since women were given the right to vote.
And today, over 100 women have been sworn into Congress.
Over 100 women, from different religious and ethnic backgrounds, have achieved an important milestone and made history today.
Rashida Tlaib, one the first two Muslim women to be sworn into the Congress (along with Ilhan Omar), made her own statement by dressing up in a traditional Palestinian thobe (or thawb) for the ceremony.
Not only did she pay tribute to her heritage, but she inspired Twitter user and novelist @SusanDarraj to encourage Palestinian-American women to take to social media and share their pride with #TweetYourThobe.
In a call to The New York Times, Darraj said, “I’ve just been tearing up all day looking at some of these pictures,” speaking by phone from Baltimore. “It’s especially moving when you see women wearing thobes that their great-grandmothers made by hand. It’s just extraordinary, and it’s a visual testament to the relationships between mothers and daughters that we have in our culture, and I think other people can relate to that.”
We’re absolutely obsessed with the display of cultural pride.
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#TweetYourThobe #PalestinianWomen #palestinianamerican #tatreez #congress #RashidaTlaib @theIMEU @AAIUSA pic.twitter.com/drXBSRh974
— Susan Muaddi Darraj (@SusanDarraj) January 3, 2019
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#TweetYourThobe #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/uiiDl6FNrN
— Lexi Alexander (@Lexialex) January 3, 2019
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Thanks @SusanDarraj for suggesting the #TweetYourThobe tweet storm to celebrate Palestinian culture with @RashidaTlaib at her swearing into congress. With @katrinaschlekat. pic.twitter.com/04b07uoin1
— Tamar (@TamarSchlekat) January 3, 2019
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My mama and aunts many moons ago #InaugurationDay #TweetYourThobe #EqualityforAll pic.twitter.com/kyZIgXHlGo
— Maysoon (@maysoonzayid) January 3, 2019
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#TweetYourThobe pic.twitter.com/XQSYxWk83m
— Nisreen (@Neersinie) January 3, 2019
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#ThobebackThursday to when I graduated with my MA, in honor of @RashidaTlaib being sworn in today #TweetYourThobe pic.twitter.com/wJViIe8Vmz
— Hanna Alshaikh (@yalawiya) January 3, 2019
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#tweetyourthobe because we support a successful woman changing the world @RashidaTlaib pic.twitter.com/j0hoYJ8qKs
— Miriam (@miriaaamx3) January 3, 2019
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@RashidaTlaib #TweetYourThobe pic.twitter.com/aGWvuAavXi
— aloncé (@alaaak_) January 3, 2019
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Reppin my country ?? all the way from D-town Ohio! #brothershenna #Throwback #TweetYourThobe pic.twitter.com/Ttw47a0gIo
— Salwa Saleh (@2011ss) January 3, 2019
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Did someone say #TweetyourThobe to support Rashida and the millions of Palestinian women who are doing amazing big things , cuz I’m. Here. For. It❣️?❤️?? pic.twitter.com/lUwee9obr7
— هـدى?? (@pali_xox) January 3, 2019
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So happy that @RashidaTlaib, a Palestinian-American, is now a member of Congress & so proud to wear my #Thobe to support her & in honor of our Palestine. ??#TweetYourThobe pic.twitter.com/32gBoCRxXq
— Zeina Hutchison (@ZeinaHutchison) January 3, 2019
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@RashidaTlaib official #TweetYourThobe pic.twitter.com/x6ewuTZoGo
— adam shapiro (@adshap) January 3, 2019
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Loving this #TweetYourThobe movement—so excited for @RashidaTlaib’s inauguration today ?❤️?? pic.twitter.com/eAZVASmBht
— سارة (@Saressaa) January 3, 2019
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My mama and grandma always said don’t forget where you came from. As a fierce Muslim woman who is working for the NYCLU to advocate for equality and justice, I’m happy to wear my Palestinian outfit proudly. #TweetYourThobe pic.twitter.com/iIwUgM5PND
— Iman (@Imaaaaaaaaan) January 3, 2019
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Like Representative @RashidaTlaib, I take pride in my Palestinian ancestry. This thobe, which is over 100 years old, belonged to my great sitty, my mother's grandmother <3 #tweetyourthobe pic.twitter.com/2NkHJzlaf2
— Laila Mokhiber (@lailamo) January 3, 2019
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#tweetyourthobe bc Rashida Tlaib is a Congress woman ? ?? pic.twitter.com/rxILqlFnn4
— ?إيمان (@Immannr) January 3, 2019
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@RashidaTlaib is wearing her #Palestinian #thobe to her #swearingin today. The art of #tatreez is a cornerstone of our culture & a tool for maintaining our heritage in the diaspora. Thank you, Rashida. In solidarity, here's my thobe from 2018 @AAIUSA #GibranGala. #TweetYourThobe pic.twitter.com/OUEFXz2Ull
— Heba (@Heebs25) January 3, 2019
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#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 Uri (@ririfalastine) January 3, 2019
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Just a bunch of Palestinian Queens ??✨ #TweetYourThobe pic.twitter.com/wMR2DHeVmq
— hana (@hanaknafeh) January 3, 2019
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Today, Congressional Rep @rashidatlaib will wear her traditional Palestinian #thobe to her swearing in ceremony. Here’s a pic of me at @Nadia712’s henna party wearing mine! #tweetyourthobe pic.twitter.com/gE79TAuKk8
— Nada (@notyournada) January 3, 2019
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This thobe is from my city, Ramallah passed from my auntie to me like many that are passed from generation to another.
The Palestinian Thobe isn't only a beautiful&artistic piece of clothing, it also represents our history and the suffering of Palestinian people.#TweetYourThobe pic.twitter.com/8xTQtoJS0l— حنان (@nassarha_) January 3, 2019
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#tweetyourthobe #rashidatlaib In support of US-Rep-elect Rashida Tlaib who will be sworn in wearing a Palestinian thobe (embroidered gown), a traditional form of Palestinian women's artwork. pic.twitter.com/kWgIl9Jqb4
— Nancy (@teagreenmint) January 3, 2019
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#tweetyourthobe I have decided to share some of my fave and most recent pics of me in my #Palestinianthobe #Palestinian #palestine #?? pic.twitter.com/oUU9lo7UA2
— رضاب ياسر مرزوق (@RidaabMarzuq) January 3, 2019
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I never thought I would see a thobe in congress , so in support of @RashidaTlaib I'm joining in to #TweetYourThobe ✌️ pic.twitter.com/QW6ply5YmN
— Sara Alfageeh @ LA (@TheFoofinator) January 3, 2019
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#TweetYourThobe Don't forget to tweet and post to congratulate Rashida Tlaib into Congress tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/B7OjgJjlOA
— Shadia (@Shadia26184022) January 3, 2019
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Good Morning and Congratulations @RashidaTlaib ❤️
This thobe, over 100 years old and from Beer ElSabe3, was a wedding gift from my mother-in-law. Yalla, #TweetYourThobe pic.twitter.com/bU6e4pKlZo— Lena Khalaf Tuffaha (@LKTuffaha) January 3, 2019
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#tweetyourthobe pic.twitter.com/qkB1NyPNyi
— Meha Ahmad (@Meha) January 3, 2019
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ثوبنا الفلسطيني هو قطعة قماش موثق فيها تاريخ شعبنا من آلاف السنين.
وب منطقة بين دجن- يافا ، من مجموعة جمعية الحنونة للثقافة الشعبية.#tweetyourthobe pic.twitter.com/jUWvt2H9fo— Alma Irshaid, ANutr (@Almabits) January 3, 2019
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Like so many other Palestinians, my childhood memories include those of my mom, grandma, aunts, and family friends who would sit together to tell stories as they worked on their latest thawb. Proud of you, @RashidaTlaib #TweetYourThobe pic.twitter.com/Il2QcVHGbN
— Badi3a (@_Badi3a_) January 3, 2019
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In honor of @RashidaTlaib being sworn in to congress today, I wear my #thob We are not less than, we are simply human. Congratulations congresswoman ???? #TweetYourThobe pic.twitter.com/fKCJjKsvIQ
— Z (@Zayna317) January 3, 2019
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My sister and I during her henna #TweetYourThobe pic.twitter.com/BaDGz0tfhp
— لينة (@LinahAlsaafin) January 3, 2019
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My Thobe #TweetYourThobe pic.twitter.com/IvIRa5g87b
— هالة عاهد (@Hala_Deeb) January 3, 2019
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Some of my favorite comrades and I wearing thobes to dance dabkeh at our university. We live in exile, but carry the fight for liberation everywhere we go #FreePalestine #TweetYourThobe #ColumbiaDabkeBrigades pic.twitter.com/OUawm6F6xr
— Randa MKW (@randawahbe) January 3, 2019
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our traditional Palestinian dress , Palestinian and proud #TweetYourThobe pic.twitter.com/sDTRVq7HNY
— ikhlas (@ikhlasnoubani) January 3, 2019
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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
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Starting the celebration…. #tweetyourthobe
Congratulations, Rashida! #rashidatlaib #palestinianamerican #palestine #congress #representationmatters #tatreez
?????@RashidaTlaib pic.twitter.com/hrdFlakzVN
— Lina Barkawi (@LinaBarkawi) January 3, 2019
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#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
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So proud of the first #Palestinian Congresswoman @RashidaTlaib! Excited to see all you do as you take on Congress ✊?✊? #TweetYourThobe pic.twitter.com/pOCV2GfR6e
— Jinan Deena (@j_deena) January 3, 2019
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So proud to be a Palestinian-American woman today #TweetYourThobe @RashidaTlaib pic.twitter.com/jbGDHD4fuG
— Zaina (@Zkahuk) January 3, 2019
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In honor of @RashidaTlaib, the first Palestinian-American elected to Congress, who is wearing a thobe (a traditional Palestinian dress) at the swear-in ceremony today, I’ll be tweeting pics of me in a thobe starting with baby me. #TweetyourThobe pic.twitter.com/7JjxacpX9v
— Nawal Atallah (@PaliNawali) January 3, 2019
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ثوبنا الفلسطيني هو قطعة قماش موثق فيها تاريخ شعبنا من آلاف السنين.
وب منطقة بين دجن- يافا ، من مجموعة جمعية الحنونة للثقافة الشعبية.#tweetyourthobe pic.twitter.com/jUWvt2H9fo— Alma Irshaid, ANutr (@Almabits) January 3, 2019
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Today congresswoman @RashidaTlaib will be sworn in wearing a traditional Palestinian thobe. I am proud to share a photo of myself and my sister-in-law wearing our Palestinian thobes! #TweetYourThobe ??? pic.twitter.com/L3JoYzsPlY
— Linda Karakra Qoran (@Linda_Qoran) January 3, 2019
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Precious moment between Congresswoman @RashidaTlaib and a young Palestinian-American. #TweetYourThobe pic.twitter.com/0dxyNR5OBl
— Ruba Odeh (@ruba_odeh1) January 3, 2019
Here’s to many more moments of solidarity and pride in the months to come!
