Abdul El-Sayed Denies Family Ties to Muslim Brotherhood Amid Allegations

<p>Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is facing scrutiny after denying that he or his family have ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. During an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press," host Kristen Welker asked El-Sayed if he could clarify allegations regarding his family's connections to the Islamist group.</p><p>El-Sayed responded, "No," when asked if he or his family had any ties. He suggested that his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers, was making Islamophobic attacks against him and his family.</p><p>However, El-Sayed's half-sister, Eman Abdelhadi, stated that their mother was an active member of the Muslim Brotherhood. In a 2012 post on X, she mentioned having a conversation with their mother about her activism in the Muslim Brotherhood during the early 1970s while in college.</p><p>Their mother, Fatten Elkomy, attended Alexandria University in Egypt, which reportedly had significant Muslim Brotherhood activity during that time, according to a Brookings Institution report.</p><p>In another post from 2012, Abdelhadi, a professor at the University of Chicago, noted, "My family has long been MB, but I've always felt that it has navigated the political sphere poorly/destructively." In a 2013 post, she expressed concern for family members supporting the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.</p><p>An El-Sayed campaign spokesperson issued a statement to Fox News, asserting that El-Sayed is focused on his role as a father and doctor, and has dedicated his career to public health in Michigan. The spokesperson claimed that independent fact-checkers have debunked the allegations made by Rogers, labeling them as bad faith attacks on El-Sayed's faith and family. The campaign has also described the Muslim Brotherhood accusations as "debunked as racist and untrue." NBC News did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.</p>