Abdul El-Sayed did not have to become less Muslim to win
- Messages popped up on my WhatsApp account from New York, Gaza, Pakistan and Australia.
- Friends and colleagues were following Michigan’s Senate race, talking excitedly about Abdul El-Sayed.
- As the results from Wayne County sealed his victory on Tuesday, I felt something I had rarely felt before in American politics: not a muted relief that someone had lost but genuine joy and hope that someone had won.
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- Messages popped up on my WhatsApp account from New York, Gaza, Pakistan and Australia.
- Friends and colleagues were following Michigan’s Senate race, talking excitedly about Abdul El-Sayed.
- As the results from Wayne County sealed his victory on Tuesday, I felt something I had rarely felt before in American politics: not a muted relief that someone had lost but genuine joy and hope that someone had won.
Sources: Al Jazeera