# Abdul El-Sayed didn’t have to become less Muslim to win

https://mins.news/en/item/131994

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-06 07:53 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/11/6/abdul-el-sayed-did-not-have-to-become-less-muslim-to-win?traffic_source=rss

> The author says Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan Senate victory shows Muslim Americans can succeed in politics without abandoning their identity or Palestine. He defeated Republican Mike Rogers and will be the first Muslim elected to the US Senate.

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