A Nigerian woman is making waves in the US after she chose to run for an at-large seat on Metro Council Nashville.

Metro Council candidate, Zulfat Suara is a Muslim Nigerian woman who emigrated from Nigeria in 1993 and moved to Nashville in 1998.

She has been facing discrimination and attacks online because of her religious beliefs and her race but she hasn't let this stop her.

Reacting to why she chose to run, Suara, a mother-of-five, said: "I am an American citizen, who happens to be Black, who happens to be a woman, who happens to be a Muslim. But, I'm an American and I have every right to give back. I have every right to run."

A message on her official website reads: "My name is Zulfat Suara and I am running for Metro Council at Large. I am running because I believe in a NASHVILLE FOR ALL."

Suara is a certified accountant with a private practice. She placed second among 15 candidates and proceeds to a runoff election on September 12.

If elected, Suara will be Tennesse's first Muslim lawmaker.

See more photos here; http://gistmore.com/meet-the-nigerian-woman-running-for-an-at-large-seat-on-metro-council

Lalasticlala

Weldon

Let her come back to Nigeria and serve her country. When good and intelligent people take chances improve to Nigeria the better for us.

That's great

I hope she win

Goodluck In your endeavors.

Nigerians keep making waves abroad, probably if she had stayed back she'd be a nobody

May God see her through...
And may she continually be a good AMBASSADOR of her fatherland

Which party? Democrat? Trump will tell her to go back to her country soon

Salaam alaykun

I wish her all d very best, through definition of a good Muslim not all those extremists tarnishing d image of Islam

She has spent 26 years in the US and you are still calling her a Nigerian.

Terrorist

They will be hating the US but want to live there for life, even when they are told to go back.

Will she be given same opportunity in Saudi Arabia?

These people will ruin U.S with their ideology. Smh. Umar or is it omar (that somali woman) is a typical example. Showing them pepper left and right.

PDP is finished

JubrinElSudan:
Which party? Democrat? Trump will tell her to go back to her country soon

Trump do not have the power to send a citizen back to their former country. All he can do is just bully people, and the greatest restraint against a bully is by staying strong and standing up to them.

Yoruba Amaka

Na wa
She looks like amala and gbegiri seller

I knew it the moment I saw the first picture that she is a Yorúbà woman.

Bi won se fi ipele si ejika yen lasan, reminds me of Dr Akinwunmi's wife when he won the World Food Prize.

Barakallahu Fikum.

Hardeybohwarley:
I knew it the moment I saw the first picture that she is a Yorúbà woman.

Bi won se fi ipele si ejika yen lasan, reminds me of Dr Akinwunmi's wife when he won the World Food Prize.

Barakallahu Fikum.

wa-alaek

Darkpanthera:
Terrorist

be wise even if na once

Hope she won't join the squad to torment my President.
Naija people are peace loving and I doubt she will.

By God grace
She'll win

toyinjimoh:
be wise even if na once

Why are muslims not saying anything about Fulani jihadist

Good luck

Never vote her. She's a terrorist that will start demanding sharia law.

These are the people I want those USA shooters to kill