Politics
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers in a closely watched race, drawing attention to his faith and comments about using Thomas Jefferson's Quran or a historic University of Michigan copy for his oath. Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Santander posted criticism of Islam and Sharia law tied to the win, later deleting them and apologizing after the team condemned the content and met with Muslim leaders. The episode underscored tensions around faith in public life and how sports teams handle player statements.
Clash Report@clashreport
Abdul El-Sayed: I will likely swear on a Quran. Which Quran, we're not sure. Thomas Jefferson had a copy of the Quran. So when Keith Ellison was sworn in to Congress, he swore on that copy. There's also the first Quran in the state of Michigan. The University of Michigan…
ali@alibrooke4ever
my hot take is that everyone should have to swear on the constitution instead of religious documents but that’s woke 4.0 stuff
Khaled Elgindy@elgindy_
Blatantly and gratuitously racist and Islamophobic tropes masquerading as comedy. Truly vile stuff.