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El-Sayed’s Birth Mother and IARA Ties | US News
Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate campaign in Michigan just got a major political twist — his birth mother, Fatten Fathy Elkomy, worked for IARA, an Islamic charity later labeled by the Treasury as funding terrorism. Though never charged, her name surfaced in court docs tied to IARA-USA’s guilty plea for sending $1.4 million to Iraq in violation of sanctions. Elkomy defended her work helping orphans — but now this history is fueling scrutiny as El-Sayed faces off against Republican Mike Rogers, who’s rarely mentioned his roots beyond his Egyptian immigrant father and stepmother. Listen in comfort:Get a…
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