How did Abdul El-Sayed characterize a 2010 Oklahoma ballot measure that banned Sharia law in state courts?
During a speech in October 2022 to the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, El-Sayed equated the attempt to ban Sharia law to "white supremacy" and compared the forces behind it to those that drove Native Americans from their land, destroyed Black Wall Street, bombed a building, and caused the Trail of Tears.
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What was the historical context regarding the co-founder of Amana Mutual Funds?
Amana Mutual Funds was co-founded by the late Yaqub Mirza. A 1988 FBI memo identified Mirza as one of several "members and leaders of the IKHWAN" (the Muslim Brotherhood). In 2002, federal antiterrorism agents raided Mirza's home as part of an operation against the Safa Group, a cluster of Islamic entities based in Virginia.
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What financial connections does Abdul El-Sayed have to Sharia-compliant funds?
El-Sayed and his wife, Sarah Jukaku, own between $150,000 and $425,000 in Amana Mutual Funds. Amana markets itself as Sharia-compliant by excluding investments in companies earning more than 5% of revenue from "haram sources" such as interest, gambling, alcohol, tobacco, pornography, and pork.
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Which Islamic text owned by Abdul El-Sayed is associated with a member of the Muslim Brotherhood?
El-Sayed owns a book titled "A Thematic Commentary on the Qur'an" by Sheikh Mohammed al-Ghazali. Al-Ghazali was a Muslim Brotherhood member who testified in defense of 13 Islamic terrorists during a 1993 Egyptian trial.
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