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'I Speak for the Whole African & Arab Diaspora': Abdul El-Sayed Called France a 'Colonizer' During World Cup, Cheered for Morocco and Not US in Deleted Posts

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed denounced France as "the colonizer" and said he spoke "for the whole African & Arab diaspora" during the 2022 World Cup, according to deleted social media posts. El-Sayed, who has a history of anti-W

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'I Speak for the Whole African & Arab Diaspora': Abdul El-Sayed Called France a 'Colonizer' During World Cup, Cheered for Morocco and Not US in Deleted Posts
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Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed denounced France as "the colonizer" and said he spoke "for the whole African & Arab diaspora" during the 2022 World Cup, according to deleted social media posts. El-Sayed, who has a history of anti-Western and anti-American remarks, was rooting for upstart Morocco in its matches against former Western imperial powers.

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