Shafaqna English- The Democratic Senate candidate for the US state of Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, spoke about Muslim American identity and blasted the US and Israel’s war on Iran in his speech.
At the Annual Islamic Society Conference on Saturday, the 41-year-old Democrat and public health advocate, who has been on the receiving end of Islamophobic remarks during this election cycle, addressed Islamophobia in the US.
“We find ourselves in a moment now, where as people point to us, Muslim Americans, they want to tell us that we don’t belong,” he told the crowd. “They want to tell us that this country is not ours. They want to tell us that because of our names and how we pray, somehow we are less than. But as I look in front of me, I see people who contribute to that big America every single day.”
Sources: Al Jazeera