Reformers criticize Wajahat Ali’s posts about El-Sayed’s Senate bid

Politics · First reported 3 Nov, 00:40 · Updated 01:16

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Wajahat Ali said a loss by Abdul El-Sayed could bring “fire,” radicalization and a reckoning, adding that a reckoning would come even if El-Sayed won. Muslim reformers quoted by Fox News criticized the language as pressure on voters; the supplied coverage presents no response from Ali beyond his follow-up post.

Ali wrote that an El-Sayed loss could be a watershed moment and that people would be radicalized against corporate, pro-Israel Democrats; he said a reckoning would come even if El-Sayed won.
Reformers Dalia Ziada, Soraya Deen and Zuhdi Jasser criticized Ali’s language, saying it resembled intimidation or rhetoric associated with political Islamism.
Ali posted again Tuesday morning, accusing critics of Islamophobia and anti-Arab bigotry; Fox News said he did not respond to its request for comment.

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Key facts

Candidate discussed: Abdul El-Sayed, whose campaign is for a Michigan Senate seat.
Ali’s post: Ali said a loss could lead to radicalization and a reckoning, and that a reckoning would come if El-Sayed won as well.
Critics quoted: Dalia Ziada, Soraya Deen and Zuhdi Jasser criticized Ali’s language.
Ali’s follow-up: On Tuesday morning, Ali accused critics of Islamophobia and anti-Arab bigotry.