Coverage dated November 5, 2026

Did Obama steal 'first Muslim senator' title from Michigan's El-Sayed?

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Abdul El-Sayed shares more in common with former President Barack Obama than just a Saracen name and Democrat politics: both have been credited with at least one identity-politics first. It appears, however, that El-Sayed's first — his election as the first Muslim to the U.S.

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    Abdul El-Sayed shares more in common with former President Barack Obama than just a Saracen name and Democrat politics: both have been credited with at least one identity-politics first. It appears, however, that El-Sayed's first — his election as the first Muslim to the U.S.

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