2018 clip exposes clash between El-Sayed and ex-GOP rival: Muslims definitely hate you

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S.Senate in Michigan, once fired back at accusations he might have ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, a group that advocates implementing Muslim code, known as Sharia law, as a legal framework.“Now, you may not hate Muslims.

But I’ll tell you, Muslims definitely hate you,” El-Sayed said at a 2018 Michigan gubernatorial forum.The statement, made in response to a question from Michigan lawmaker Patrick Colbeck about his religious affiliations, demonstrates El-Sayed’s resentment toward efforts to use his Muslim faith as a link to Islamic groups like the Muslim Brotherhood. It also shows efforts to address fears that, as a Muslim, he would try to implement Sharia law as the law of the land.Colbeck was also running for governor at the time.During the panel, Colbeck focused his criticisms on the Muslim Brotherhood, claiming El-Sayed had ties to the Muslim Students Association (MSA), a group listed as part of a strategy memorandum for North America written by one of the Muslim Brotherhood’s members, Mohamed Akram. El-Sayed served as the vice president of the MSA chapter at the University of Michigan during his time there as a senior in 2007, according to College Fix.“This is very serious stuff, guys.This is about civilization jihad,” Colbeck said.Fox News Digital has not discovered any ties between El-Sayed and the Muslim Brotherhood.

Notably, the memorandum lists a wide range of organizations, stretching from the Islamic Book Service to the Association of Muslim Scientists and Engineers, groups that, for their own part, don’t maintain a formal relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood.Colbeck’s comments prompted the moderator at the 2018 panel to direct a question to El-Sayed directly.“Is Sharia Law instituted here in the state of Michigan a real concern?” the moderator asked.El-Sayed took the moment to rebuff Colbeck, stating that he would, if elected, swear an oath to uphold the law of the land and not ...