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Abdelhadi’s Oct. 7 Instagram Post Spurs New El-Sayed Backlash

8/15/2026

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Eman Abdelhadi, half-sister of Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, posted an “October 7th blessing” Instagram video on Oct. 7, 2024 showing “Allahu Akbar” in a keffiyeh.
The video, shared with Rabbis4Ceasefire, revived criticism of her earlier posts praising the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, which amassed over 300,000 X views.
A Fox News poll shows Republican Mike Rogers leading El-Sayed 51 percent to 47 percent, while other surveys range from a toss-up to a 43-42 edge for El-Sayed.

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Eman Abdelhadi, half-sister of Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, posted an “October 7th blessing” Instagram video on Oct. 7, 2024 showing “Allahu Akbar” in a keffiyeh.
The video, shared with Rabbis4Ceasefire, revived criticism of her earlier posts praising the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, which amassed over 300,000 X views.
A Fox News poll shows Republican Mike Rogers leading El-Sayed 51 percent to 47 percent, while other surveys range from a toss-up to a 43-42 edge for El-Sayed.