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Minnah Arshad

Minnah Arshad

Minnah Arshad is a freelance reporter based in Michigan. She previously worked at USA Today, Crain’s Detroit Business and the Detroit Free Press. Minnah has been published in The Intercept, Zeteo, The Guardian and other outlets.

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Abdul El-Sayed’s Victory Shows ‘How Big America Really Is’

Abdul El-Sayed’s Victory Shows ‘How Big America Really Is’

Abdul El-Sayed will be the first Muslim U.S. senator. At a euphoric late-night victory party in Detroit, a range of his supporters expressed what this historic win means to them.

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Michigan Senate Race Tests the Power of Islamophobia

Michigan Senate Race Tests the Power of Islamophobia

The Republican Party pulled out all the stops in the final stretch of the state’s high-stakes U.S. Senate race, flooding the zone with anti-Arab and Islamophobic attacks on Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed — but they may not have worked as intended.

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The Far Right Goes Into Overdrive in Michigan

The Far Right Goes Into Overdrive in Michigan

Swastikas, a Nazi flag and anti-Muslim placards were on display at the recent “Christian Crusader March” organized by the pardoned Jan. 6 insurrectionist and white nationalist Jake Lang in Dearborn, Michigan. The state's U.S. Senate race is testing the bounds of Islamophobia in U.S. politics.

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