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Midterms: How Abdul El-Sayed used 'humour and hope' to rebuff racism

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Midterms: How Abdul El-Sayed used 'humour and hope' to rebuff racism

Abdul El-Sayed is set to become the first Muslim senator in US history following his midterms victory in Michigan.

His victory came despite what he has denounced as racist attacks against him, inlcuding from Donald Trump, which, says FRANCE 24's correspondent Jessica Le Masurier, he rebuffed with a mixture of "humour and hope".