{
  "id": 18354799,
  "title": "‘J.D., habibi’: Arabs celebrate as Michigan’s El-Sayed mocks foes with term of affection",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/j-d-habibi-arabs-celebrate-as-michigans-el-sayed-mocks-foes-with-term",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T18:18:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3373460/jd-habibi-arabs-celebrate-michigans-el-sayed-mocks-foes-term-affection"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "From Michigan to the Middle East, Arabs are celebrating Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate win and delighting in his introduction of Arabic terms like “habibi” and “inshallah” to the American political lexicon. After being the target of Islamophobic rhetoric on the campaign trail, the rising political star who will be the first Muslim-American US senator has mocked his critics on the right while championing…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "El-Sayed: Michigan rejected ‘hateful, spiteful campaign’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/el-sayed-michigan-rejected-hateful-spiteful-campaign",
        "published": "2026-11-05T13:28:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Michigan Jews divided after El-Sayed’s Senate election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/michigan-jews-divided-after-el-sayeds-senate-election",
        "published": "2026-11-05T20:02:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}