The US midterm elections have delivered a major victory for Democrats, with the party making significant gains across the country and flipping control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Among the notable victories was that of Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, whose remarks about implementing "shawarma law" instead of "Sharia law" have gone viral on social media.
El-Sayed, 42, an epidemiologist and former public health official aligned with the Democratic Party's progressive wing, defeated Republican candidate and former representative Mike Rogers in one of the country's closely watched Senate races, NBC News projected. His victory makes him the first Muslim elected to the US Senate.
In his victory speech, El-Sayed introduced himself by his full name, Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed, before using Arabic expressions to take a swipe at Republicans and Vice-President JD Vance.
“My name is Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed,” he said, before explaining his repeated use of the Arabic expression "inshallah", meaning "God willing", during the campaign.
“Up until right about now, you might have noticed I always say “inshallah”, or “God willing”, whenever the outcome of this…