US Midterms: From "Inshallah" to "Alhamdulillah" - El-Sayed becomes US senator
The 42-year-old physician from Michigan will be the first Muslim in the US Senate. This fulfills what a former US president advised him to do two decades ago.
Abdul El-Sayed has won the Senate election in Michigan, defeating Republican Mike Rogers. He will take office in January, replacing Democrat Gary Peters, and will become the first Muslim Senator in US history. El-Sayed, 42, had faced criticism from President Donald Trump and Senator Ted Cruz, who made unsubstantiated claims about his ties to extremist groups. El-Sayed had distanced himself from such groups during the campaign. His full name is Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed.
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