{
  "id": 15746647,
  "title": "GOP attacks on El-Sayed’s Muslim faith come to a head in heated town hall exchange",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/gop-attacks-on-el-sayeds-muslim-faith-come-to-a-head-in-heated-town",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T12:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Egypt Independent",
    "slug": "egypt-independent",
    "url": "https://www.egyptindependent.com/gop-attacks-on-el-sayeds-muslim-faith-come-to-a-head-in-heated-town-hall-exchange/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Michigan's Senate race, Republicans are targeting Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed's Muslim faith as a major issue, while El-Sayed argues that he is being unfairly accused of having \"dual loyalties.\" The Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist political movement founded in Egypt in 1928, has become a flashpoint in the race. El-Sayed denounced the Muslim Brotherhood at a town hall in Caro after a voter pressed him about his ties to the group. He argued that the assumption of dual loyalty is a common tactic used by politicians when they lack a real message for people's lives. The GOP has drawn attention to El-Sayed's Muslim faith, with President Donald Trump referring to him as \"Mohammed\" and falsely claiming he is a \"jihadist.\" El-Sayed's half-sister's old tweets resurfaced, revealing her family's connection to the Muslim Brotherhood in the 1970s. El-Sayed was primarily raised in Michigan by his father and stepmother after his parents divorced when he was three years old.",
  "summary": "The Muslim Brotherhood has become a flashpoint in Michigan’s Senate race, with Republicans trying to cast Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed as sympathetic to interests connected to Islamic terror and El-Sayed arguing that he is being unfairly accused of the same “dual loyalties” that former Presidents John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama once were. El-Sayed this … The post GOP attacks on El-Sayed’s…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}