US midterm elections: What El-Sayed’s historic victory means for Muslims in America and beyond

Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan’s US Senate race is historic for more than one reason. By becoming the first Muslim elected to the US Senate, the Egyptian-American physician and progressive politician has broken a significant religious barrier in American politics. But his campaign also did something arguably just as important: it presented a different, more personal and relatable image of what it means to be Muslim in America. At a time when Muslims in the United States are frequently disc

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