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Center-Left Owned by Kasturi & Sons Ltd.U.S. midterm elections witness historic firsts: First Black woman governor to first Muslim senator
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Sarah Jukaku, the wife of Abdul El‑Sayed who became the first Muslim member of the U.S. Senate, is linked to Karnataka through her family. She is the granddaughter of the late J.H. Shamsuddin Jukaku, a lawyer from Bhatkal who served as Deputy Finance Minister in the Mysore State government under Chief Minister B.D. Jatti in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Kozhikode‑based businessman Jukaku Abdul Majeed, whose niece is Sarah, celebrated the historic election as a personal triumph for his family.
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The US midterm elections delivered a series of historic firsts by electing a Black female governor, a Muslim senator and openly gay male US senator
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center · 1 outlet
Washington, November 4 (IANS): Egyptian American Democrat and former public health official, Abdul El-Sayed on Wednesday scripted history by becoming the first Muslim elected to the US Senate following his triumph against Republican Mike Rogers in the race for a Senate seat in Michigan. El-Sayed…
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Making waves in American politics, Abdul El-Sayed has become the first Muslim to be elected to the US Senate from Michigan, triumphing over Republican Mike Rogers with a solid 51% of the voter support. Celebrated for his progressive stance, El-Sayed garnered endorsements from influential leftist…
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The US midterm elections delivered a series of historic firsts by electing a Black female governor, a Muslim senator and openly gay male US senator
