El-Sayed's faith, family under scrutiny in campaign. Here's what we know.
Summary
The article examines scrutiny of Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s faith and family as he campaigns against Republican Mike Rogers. El-Sayed denies ever belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood, while reporting cited in the article describes his mother’s former workplace and old social media posts by his half-sister; the article says his mother was not accused of wrongdoing.Key Facts
- El-Sayed is a Democrat running against Republican Mike Rogers for a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan.
- If elected, El-Sayed would be the first Muslim U.S. senator, according to the article.
- President Donald Trump and Rogers have highlighted El-Sayed’s identity in campaign speeches.
- El-Sayed said he has never been and will never be a member of the Muslim Brotherhood.
- El-Sayed’s mother, Fatten Elkomy, worked as a nurse for the Islamic American Relief Agency in Missouri.
- Federal authorities raided the agency in 2004; the Treasury and Justice departments shut it down that year for violating sanctions and aiding al Qaeda and other terrorist groups.
- The article says Elkomy was not accused of wrongdoing.
- El-Sayed’s half-sister, Eman Abdelhadi, posted years ago that their mother had been involved with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.
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