Commentary: Say his name: Abdul El-Sayed becomes the nation's first Muslim senator

2026-11-05 11:00 • ;Lorraine Ali

Beyond the political implications, El-Sayed speaks for those of us who have been othered by our "foreign" heritage, the color of our skin, the food we eat, our accents or the way we pray.

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