As Abdul El-Sayed breaks a barrier, anti-Muslim vitriol surges on multiple fronts

Abdul El-Sayed became the first Muslim nominated by a major party for U.S. Senate in Michigan this month, a milestone quickly overshadowed by a wave of anti-Muslim rhetoric from Republican officials, including President Trump and Rep. Nancy Mace, who called Muslim officeholders a "Trojan horse" threat to national security.

El-Sayed dismissed the attacks as evidence of political weakness rather than strength.

Meanwhile in McKinney, Texas, and Mooresville, North Carolina, local governments approved mosque construction plans after hours of hostile public comment, with a sitting congressman in one case invoking child marriage and honor killings, and a former mayor getting called a traitor for defending due process.

CAIR representatives in both states pointed to rising visibility of Muslim Americans as the very thing provoking the backlash.

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