Abdul El-Sayed Led 2007 Protest of 3 Ex-Terrorist Speakers at Michigan
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 14
Abdul El-Sayed Led 2007 Protest of 3 Ex-Terrorist Speakers at Michigan
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 14
Summary
A 2007 Michigan Daily report shows Abdul El-Sayed led a protest at the University of Michigan against three self-described former terrorists speaking about leaving the PLO and Muslim Brotherhood and converting to Christianity.
Students staged a walkout during the event, and El-Sayed praised it afterward, saying, “We’ve done something good today,” while protesters argued the speakers were generalizing Muslims rather than educating about extremism.
El-Sayed’s campaign said he has unequivocally denounced terrorism and argued he protested speakers whom experts had widely criticized for misinformation and fabricated backstories.
The episode adds scrutiny to Michigan’s closely watched Senate race against Republican Mike Rogers and to El-Sayed’s past role as vice president of the Muslim Students Association, which critics link to the Muslim Brotherhood.
That broader backdrop has intensified under Trump, whose administration has pushed to consider several Muslim Brotherhood chapters for terrorist designations over alleged Hamas ties.