What is known about the family of the first Muslim in the US Senate and what is his mother accused of? Epidemiologist Abdul al-Sayed, who won the Senate elections from Michigan, became the first Muslim in the upper house of the US Congress. His whole family helped him in the campaign - his wife, father-in-law, parents and grandparents. But it was the family that became the source of the Republicans' main attacks. The politician's own mother, Patan Alkoumi, has been accused of ties to the Muslim Brotherhood*: she worked as a nurse for the charity IARA, which was disbanded in 2004 after being accused of links to terrorism. Alkoumi herself was not charged, and Al-Sayed's parents divorced when he was three - since then he has been raised by his father and stepmother. ◾ Al-Sayed's wife, the psychiatrist Sarah Jokako, actively participated in her husband's campaign. Her father, the nephrologist Taib Jokaku, headed the Michigan branch of Cairo and was affiliated with ISNA — both organizations were named as alleged conspirators in the 2007 Hamas funding case, but were not indicted. Jukaku Sr. donated more than $300,000 to his son-in-law's campaign. ◾ Read more in the RTVI material * Recognized as a terrorist in Russia and banned ◾

What is known about the family of the first Muslim in the US Senate and what is his mother accused of? Epidemiologist Abdul al-Sayed, who won the Senate elections from Michigan, became the first Muslim in the upper house of the US Congress. His whole family helped him in the campaign - his wife, father-in-law, parents and grandparents. But it was the family that became the source of the Republicans' main attacks. The politician's own mother, Patan Alkoumi, has been accused of ties to the Muslim Brotherhood*: she worked as a nurse for the charity IARA, which was disbanded in 2004 after being accused of links to terrorism. Alkoumi herself was not charged, and Al-Sayed's parents divorced when he was three - since then he has been raised by his father and stepmother. ◾ Al-Sayed's wife, the psychiatrist Sarah Jokako, actively participated in her husband's campaign. Her father, the nephrologist Taib Jokaku, headed the Michigan branch of Cairo and was affiliated with ISNA — both organizations were named as alleged conspirators in the 2007 Hamas funding case, but were not indicted. Jukaku Sr. donated more than $300,000 to his son-in-law's campaign. ◾ Read more in the RTVI material * Recognized as a terrorist in Russia and banned ◾