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‘Healthcare not bombs’: How Gaza shaped Adam Hamawy’s path to US Congress
A former army surgeon and Gaza volunteer, Hamawy is the first Muslim American to be elected to the US Congress from New Jersey.
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Former army surgeon Adam Hamawy served as a first responder after the September 11 attacks and later worked as a U.S. military surgeon in Iraq. He has also volunteered in Gaza during periods of intense conflict. Hamawy’s experiences of death, devastation, and hate have shaped his political outlook. In 2026 he became the first Muslim American elected to the U.S. Congress from New Jersey.
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