“Abdul El-Sayed’s name is a visibly Muslim name, and it’s being treated as inherently suspicious, as if a Muslim American cannot willfully execute their duties as an active member of Congress to protect the American people,”

Abdelhalim Abdelrahman · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29

Abdelrahman told Al Jazeera that attacks against El-Sayed amount to disgusting Islamophobia that serves as a distraction.