Lack of ‘moral outrage’ over Islamophobia is helping normalize religious hate, advocates say

By: Ben Solis

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: October 16, 2026

Words: 2,114

Last Updated: 1 day, 2 hours ago

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As Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed held a campaign rally in rural Hart, Michigan on the weekend of Oct. 11, he was greeted by interested voters waiting to hear him speak in a part of the state that voted for President Donald Trump in 2024.

Also waiting for him were more than two dozen self-styled Christian “crusaders” carrying crosses, dressed in military garb and calling for El-Sayed to be …

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