President Abdul El-Sayed

Dick Manasseri, a spokesman for Secure Michigan, that educates Michiganders about the threat of Shariah law, predicts that Sayed will at least win the Democratic nomination for governor.   "Manasseri points out that a bill supporting American Law for American Courts, widely regarded as an anti-Shariah law, was defeated in the Michigan Legislature when two powerful lobbies – the Michigan Catholic Conference and the Council on American-Islamic Relations or CAIR – teamed up to kill it.  He expects the same coalition to form behind a candidate who would make history as America’s first Muslim governor."

Although there appears to be no direct link between El Sayed and the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), they are nonetheless supporting his candidacy.  The Capitol Research Center tells us  "CAIR was founded in 1994 by Nihad Awad, Omar Ahmad, and Rafeeq Jaber. The three men were linked 4to the Islamic Association for Palestine (IAP), which was established by senior Hamas operative Mousa Abu Marzook and created to serve as Hamas’ public relations and recruitment arm in the United States."  The Clintons apparently took an interest in CAIR because of their unindicted co conspiritor classification

The Capitol Research article continues: "Information about CAIR’s revenue sources is surprisingly difficult to come by.IRS filings reveal donations to CAIR by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors ($30,000 since 2008), Silicon Valley Community Foundation ($90,000 since 2008), and Tides Foundation ($5,000 since 2002). CAIR is actually registered as CAIR Foundation Inc., a public charity recognized under section 501(c)(3) of the tax code. That entity reported a budget of $2,632,410 in 2014 and gross receipts of $2,355,032. It also claims to have had 28 employees in 2014 and 40 volunteers. Many of CAIR’s state and local chapters are separately incorporated as nonprofits."