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Name the First Muslim Hijab woman elected as Member of Israel Parliament in March 2020 elections?
AIman Khatib-Yasin
BHaneen Zoabi
CHussniya Jabara
DNadia Hilou
Correct answer
A. Iman Khatib-Yasin
Explanation
A female Muslim lawmaker from Israel’s Arab minority is set to become the first in parliament to wear a hijab, or head scarf, after Arab parties won their largest ever showing in this week’s election. Iman Yassin Khatib, 55, won a place on the Joint List coalition’s slate of 15 seats in the 120-member Knesset.