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El-Sayed Faces Scrutiny Over Family's Muslim Brotherhood Ties
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In Short: Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed is under scrutiny over allegations of his family's ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.
Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed is facing growing scrutiny over allegations of his family's ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, a terror-designated Islamist political movement.
El-Sayed's half-sister, Eman Abdelhadi, a University of Chicago professor, wrote in a 2012 social media post that their mother was active in the Muslim Brotherhood during the 1970s.
El-Sayed, a former public health official, has denied any affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood, stating, 'My mom who is a nurse in Missouri. It doesn’t make any sense and it’s actually quite beneath you, Mike.'
The scrutiny has intensified with a Washington Post examination identifying a 2011 article by El-Sayed about Egypt’s uprising and his past leadership of a Muslim Students Association campus chapter.
El-Sayed's campaign has faced additional pressure from conservative media, which has linked him to the Muslim Brotherhood during his time in Egypt in the 1970s.
Background
Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed is under scrutiny over allegations of his family's ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.
What's confirmed
- Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed is facing growing scrutiny over allegations of his family's ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, a terror-designated Islamist political movement.
- El-Sayed's half-sister, Eman Abdelhadi, a University of Chicago professor, wrote in a 2012 social media post that their mother was active in the Muslim Brotherhood during the 1970s.
- The scrutiny has intensified with a Washington Post examination identifying a 2011 article by El-Sayed about Egypt’s uprising and his past leadership of a Muslim Students Association campus chapter.
- El-Sayed's campaign has faced additional pressure from conservative media, which has linked him to the Muslim Brotherhood during his time in Egypt in the 1970s.
What's still developing
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