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Gaza volunteer Adam Hamawy wins historic US Congress seat

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Gaza volunteer Adam Hamawy wins historic US Congress seat

Egyptian-American surgeon Adam Hamawy has won New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District, becoming the state’s first Muslim member of Congress. A former US Army combat surgeon, he volunteered in Gaza and says what he witnessed there pushed him into politics.