Abdul El-Sayed Faces Scrutiny Over ISNA Appearance as Cleric Pulled After Hitler Remarks
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 12
Abdul El-Sayed Faces Scrutiny Over ISNA Appearance as Cleric Pulled After Hitler Remarks
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 12
Summary
Abdul El-Sayed came under renewed scrutiny after appearing at ISNA’s Detroit conference, where organizers had already removed Pakistani cleric Tariq Masood from the lineup over past remarks about Hitler, Jews and jihad.
Masood’s withdrawal did not end the controversy because El-Sayed still shared a panel with Cenk Uygur and cleric Zaid Shakir, both of whom have drawn criticism over comments on 9/11, America and political violence.
9/11’s 25th anniversary sharpened attention on the event, especially after El-Sayed’s now-deleted 2021 post contrasted mourning nearly 3,000 attack victims with about 1 million deaths in later U.S. wars.
ISNA’s conference had already drawn criticism this week over other speakers’ anti-Israel and anti-U.S. rhetoric, extending questions about El-Sayed’s judgment as he campaigns for Michigan’s Senate seat.