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She has spoken about being bullied for wearing a hijab during her time in Virginia, recalling events where classmates would stick gum on her hijab, push her down the stairs, and jump her when changing for gym class. Despite these incidents, she remembers her father telling her, "They are doing something to you because they feel threatened in some way by your existence."

She opposes efforts to militarize the border, and has been critical of Donald Trump's border wall plan, calling it "racist and sinful".

In 2018, she was featured in a music video for Maroon 5's song, "Girls Like You".

In January 2019, it was announced that Omar will write a memoir about her life.