Why he goes by 'Abdul'
Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed, speaking at the Arab America Empowerment Summit, explains why he's gone by the name 'Abdul' since kindergarten. It has to do with the length of his real name and how the 11-characters would not fit on standardized test forms. It also has to do with pop-culture references in America from his youth such as Paula Abdul topping the charts and the close of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's basketball career. The nation's first Muslim senator closes by saying "Arab America is America too."
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