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Unearthed interview reveals El-Sayed’s Sharia ‘obligation’: ‘Not because of fear’
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Michigan Senate, discussed Sharia law in a 2009 New York Times interview about Islamic mortgages. The New York Times reported that El-Sayed addressed how Islamic financing principles applied to home loans. El-Sayed is a physician and former Michigan Department of Health director who announced his Senate candidacy in 2025.
