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On Sunday's "Meet the Press," Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed denied any ties to or family connections with the Muslim Brotherhood when questioned by NBC’s Kristen Welker. However, his half-sister Eman Abdelhadi later posted on X in 2012 that their mother, Fatten Elkomy, was an active member of the group during her college years at Egypt's Alexandria University in the early 1970s. This revelation is drawing scrutiny amid El-Sayed’s campaign against Republican opponent Mike Rogers, who has been accused of making Islamophobic attacks.
Written for “El-Sayed Family Ties” on 2026-10-13,
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Abdul El-Sayed’s alleged family ties to Muslim Brotherhood surface after denying any link during NBC interview
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ties → allege → interview
Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is facing new scrutiny after he denied that he or his family had any ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.
asserted
he → face → Brotherhood
On Sunday’s “Meet the Press,” NBC’s Kristen Welker pressed El-Sayed whether he could “set the record straight” on allegations that his family had connections to the controversial Islamist group.
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family → press → group
“No,” El-Sayed replied.
asserted
Sayed → reply → ?
“No, you don’t have any ties, and your family doesn’t?”
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family → have → ties
Welker followed up.
asserted
Welker → follow → ?
“No,” El-Sayed repeated before suggesting his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers, was floating Islamophobic attacks against him and his family.
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opponent → repeat → him
However, according to his half-sister Eman Abdelhadi, their mother was an active member of the Muslim Brotherhood.
uncertain
mother → accord → Brotherhood
“Had an amazing talk with my mom about her activism in the Muslim Brotherhood during the early 70s while she was in college #respect,” Abdelhadi wrote in a 2012 X post, as first reported by the Washington Free Beacon.
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Abdelhadi → have → Beacon
Their mother, Fatten Elkomy, had attended Egypt’s Alexandria University, which, according to a report from the Brookings Institution, had strong Muslim Brotherhood activity back in the 70s.
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which → attend → 70s
In another 2012 post, Abdelhadi, a professor at the University of Chicago, wrote: “My family has long been MB, but I’ve always felt that it has navigated the political sphere poorly/destructively.”
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it → write → sphere
In a third post from 2013, she wrote, “Praying for all my family that supports the #MB in #Egypt.
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that → write → Egypt
An El-Sayed campaign spokesperson issued a statement to Fox News, saying, “Abdul is a dad and a doctor.
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Abdul → issue → News
He has spent his entire career working to keep Michiganders healthy and safe.
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He → spend → Michiganders
“Independent fact checkers have repeatedly debunked Mike’s lies, but their campaign continues to use bad faith attacks on Abdul’s faith and family.
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campaign → debunk → faith
Mike wants to distract from Trump’s agenda that is terrorizing Michigan families at the pump and at the grocery store.
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that → want → store
The campaign has also said the Muslim Brotherhood accusations have been “debunked as racist and untrue.”
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accusations → say → ?
NBC News did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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News → respond → comment
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