El-Sayed’s Senate Win Followed Clerics Calling Voting a “Religious Duty” for the “Ummah”
Iranian state media celebrated Abdul El-Sayed’s victory. Photo courtesy of Webangan. Abdul El-Sayed, who said in 2009 that following Sharia was an “obligation” and whose campaign confirmed in August that he still follows it in his personal life, won Michigan’s U.S. Senate seat on Nov. 3, becoming the first Muslim elected to the Senate. His win followed a CAIR turnout drive and calls from