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Abdul El-Sayed reveals he’ll swear into office on a Quran

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Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed vowed to be sworn in on a Quran when he takes his seat but said he has not yet decided which specific copy he will use.

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Abdul el-Sayed, of Egyptian descent, who was elected as the first Muslim senator in the history of the United States in the midterm elections held on November 3, said he would take his oath of office on the Quran.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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Abdul el-Sayed, a Muslim Democrat candidate elected to the Senate from Michigan in the US midterm elections, became the first Muslim to hold this office. Sayed, who announced that he would take his oath of office on the Quran, would make history in the US if he were to do so.

Abdul El-Sayed, the first Muslim elected to the US Senate, said in an interview with NPR that he will likely swear on the Quran. He told Democrats that they must earn the mandate of the voters, and asked Trump for cooperation, but also challenged him to veto.

·Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Abdul el-Sayed, the first Muslim senator elected in the US, announced that he would take his oath of office on the Quran. Sayed's remarks regarding a historical copy of the Quran belonging to Thomas Jefferson attracted attention.

·Türkiye
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WIN broke the news in Israel on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
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