Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has come under renewed scrutiny from Republican opponents due to past questions from federal investigators about his mother’s involvement with an Islamic charity. This situation draws attention to allegations involving El-Sayed’s mother’s connections to the Muslim Brotherhood.
El-Sayed’s opponent, Mike Rogers, a former Republican representative from Michigan, has claimed that El-Sayed misled voters regarding his views on the Muslim Brotherhood. However, El-Sayed has confirmed that he has never been a member of the organization. Fox News Digital has not found any direct link between El-Sayed and the group.
Despite repeated requests, El-Sayed’s campaign did not provide comments to Fox News Digital. Controversy over El-Sayed’s family ties to the Muslim Brotherhood has allegedly been ignored by liberal media sources. During a recent appearance with former Vice President Kamala Harris, El-Sayed did not publicly address the scrutiny directed at his family ties.
Rogers’ spokesperson expressed distrust in Abdul El-Sayed, accusing him of deceit regarding his professional credentials and family history. El-Sayed has not publicly addressed specifics concerning his mother’s questioning by federal investigators. This investigation stemmed from federal raids in 2004 at the Missouri office of the Islamic American Relief Agency (IARA), where his mother worked.
In 2008, the federal government shut down IARA, citing alleged violations of sanctions and ties to terrorism financing. However, Fatten Elkomy, El-Sayed’s mother, was not charged, and reports did not uncover evidence linking her to illegal activities.
Throughout his campaign, El-Sayed has maintained distance from his mother’s past affiliations, reiterating that she was not involved in his upbringing following his parents’ divorce. “I have no ties. We have no ties,” El-Sayed told NBC, highlighting that he was raised by his father and stepmother in Michigan.
El-Sayed has faced further scrutiny over campaign events with Islamic leaders linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, including controversial figures like Hasan Piker. Former Democratic opponent Rep. Haley Stevens endorsed Rogers, citing El-Sayed’s associations and implying concerns about Michigan’s Jewish community’s safety.
Amy Mek, founder of the RAIR Foundation, expressed doubts about El-Sayed’s silence on the investigation into his mother. Mek pointed to social media activity by El-Sayed’s half-sister, Eman Abdelhadi, indicating long-standing family ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.
El-Sayed has yet to address his half-sister’s remarks in depth, downplaying them as “not serious” during an NBC interview and labeling the claims as “hearsay evidence from a tweet.” This mention reflected his ongoing denial of any direct association with the Muslim Brotherhood.
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