El-Sayed’s Sister Claims FBI Raided Family Home
Abdul El-Sayed’s sister details FBI raids on family home and charity linked to terrorism allegations.
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Abdul El-Sayed’s half-sister, Eman Abdelhadi, has revealed that federal agents searched the home she shared with their mother, Fatten Elkomy, in 2016. The revelation comes amid ongoing scrutiny of El-Sayed’s past connections to a Missouri-based charity, the Islamic American Relief Agency (IARA), which was linked to terrorism financing allegations.
FBI Raids and IARA Allegations
Abdelhadi, a University of Chicago professor, made the claim in an essay about a New York vigil for victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting. She recalled the FBI raiding mosques, Muslim charities, and homes, including her own. While the essay did not specify when the search occurred, it highlighted the broader context of FBI investigations into Muslim communities.
Elkomy, who worked for IARA from 1999 to at least 2004, was never charged in connection with the charity’s 2004 raid. Federal agents searched the charity’s offices in October 2004, the same month the Treasury Department designated its global network as a terrorism supporter, citing financial support for Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda, and Hamas.
Family and Legal Context
Exhibits in the government’s later prosecution referenced Elkomy more than a dozen times, including her role in wire transfers and a request to send over $24,000 to the charity’s Iraq office. The charity’s executive director and a board member later pleaded guilty to illegally moving money to Iraq in violation of U.S. sanctions. IARA itself admitted in 2016 to funneling roughly $1.4 million to Iraq.
In a separate 2024 essay, Abdelhadi described watching her mother sort through family belongings for anything that might be misread during a raid and noted that her mother periodically fielded calls from the FBI.
Political Implications
The disclosure comes days after El-Sayed, during Wednesday’s final debate against Republican Mike Rogers, suggested the attacks stemmed from his mother being “a nurse in Missouri.” Rogers has pressed El-Sayed on both the IARA employment and Abdelhadi’s 2012 social media posts describing their mother’s activism in the Muslim Brotherhood as a college student in Egypt during the 1970s.
El-Sayed has denied any ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, stating he had never discussed the subject with his mother. He has said his parents divorced when he was 3 and that he was raised by his father and stepmother. His campaign has previously said Elkomy’s work at the charity involved helping orphaned children.
El-Sayed’s campaign did not immediately respond to the Daily Wire’s request for comment.
Source: Daily Wire
