Have you heard of Abdul El-Sayed?
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Abdul El-Sayed

Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0American politician and epidemiologist (born 1984).
Rising in 98 countries since Thursday, 15 October 2026. Last seen rising on Thursday, 12 November 2026.
- rising today
- 0
- at the peak
- 96 on 4 Nov
- first rising
- 15 Oct
- days rising
- 26
Why it’s rising AI-generated
Abdul El-Sayed, an American politician and epidemiologist, won Michigan’s Senate race, according to headlines reporting he will become the first Muslim US senator. Reading about him rose in 98 countries from 9 October.
Based on The Guardian (Argentina)
Written by an AI model from the data on this page and checked automatically against it. It can still contain mistakes. How these notes are written and checked.
Day by day
Countries where it was rising, each day
| Day | Countries |
|---|---|
| 13 Nov | 0 |
| 12 Nov | 1 |
| 11 Nov | 7 |
| 10 Nov | 15 |
| 9 Nov | 17 |
| 8 Nov | 0 |
| 7 Nov | 45 |
| 6 Nov | 47 |
| 5 Nov | 78 |
| 4 Nov | 96 |
| 3 Nov | 32 |
| 2 Nov | 27 |
| 1 Nov | 19 |
| 31 Oct | 13 |
| 30 Oct | 14 |
| 29 Oct | 11 |
| 28 Oct | 0 |
| 27 Oct | 10 |
| 26 Oct | 10 |
| 25 Oct | 10 |
| 24 Oct | 4 |
| 23 Oct | 9 |
| 22 Oct | 8 |
| 21 Oct | 5 |
| 20 Oct | 6 |
| 19 Oct | 8 |
| 18 Oct | 3 |
| 17 Oct | 2 |
| 16 Oct | 0 |
| 15 Oct | 2 |
How it spread
Each row is a country, in the order it started rising; each square is a day it was rising there. This is the order it appeared in, not a chain of cause.
Canada8
United States8
Ireland13
Australia13
Denmark13
Morocco11
Norway13
Singapore13
South Africa13
Sweden13
New Zealand13
Kuwait10
Switzerland13
United Kingdom12
Netherlands11
Austria10
Malaysia12
Portugal9
Belgium11
Indonesia12
Finland7
Jordan9
Philippines10
Qatar9
Show all 98 countries
Algeria7
Croatia6
Germany9
Greece8
Israel9
Nigeria7
Romania8
Slovakia3
Thailand8
Tunisia6
Chile3
Egypt5
France5
Lebanon5
Puerto Rico5
Albania2
Argentina1
Armenia2
Bahrain1
Bangladesh2
Bosnia & Herzegovina4
Brazil1
Brunei2
Bulgaria3
Colombia3
Costa Rica2
Côte d’Ivoire1
Cyprus3
Czechia2
Dominican Republic2
Ecuador2
Estonia2
Georgia2
Ghana3
Guatemala1
Hungary3
Iceland2
India6
Iraq1
Italy1
Jamaica1
Kenya4
Kosovo2
Kyrgyzstan1
Latvia2
Libya2
Lithuania3
Luxembourg2
Maldives2
Malta2
Mauritania1
Mauritius3
Mexico4
Nepal3
North Macedonia2
Oman4
Pakistan4
Panama2
Peru2
Poland4
Senegal2
Serbia3
Slovenia4
Somalia1
South Korea2
Spain4
Sri Lanka4
Tanzania2
Trinidad & Tobago2
Türkiye3
Uganda2
Ukraine1
United Arab Emirates4
Uruguay1
In the news
- Clyburn likens attacks on Michigan Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed to Civil Rights era smears
abcnews4.com · Egypt · 11 Nov · found by GDELT - Abdul El-Sayed challenges JD Vance in latest exchange
americanbazaaronline.com · Costa Rica · 10 Nov · found by GDELT - Blue Jays Outfielder Anthony Santander Draws Fire over Abdul El-Sayed Posts
breitbart.com · United Arab Emirates · 7 Nov · found by GDELT - El-Sayed tells AP Michigan rejected ‘hateful, spiteful campaign’ after months of Republican attacks
AP News · Congo - Kinshasa · 5 Nov · via Google Trends - ‘JD, habibi ... swear me in’: What El-Sayed’s quip to Vance means
The Washington Post · Congo - Kinshasa · 5 Nov · via Google Trends - Sen.-elect El-Sayed urges Democrats to show results when they take over Congress
MS NOW · Congo - Kinshasa · 5 Nov · via Google Trends - Left-wing Democrat Abdul El-Sayed wins in Michigan to become first Muslim senator
BBC · Sri Lanka · 5 Nov · via Google Trends - Herzog warned Netanyahu of ‘severe consequences’ for Israel, Jews from unchecked settler violence
The Times of Israel · Sri Lanka · 5 Nov · via Google Trends
Headlines from countries where it rose, found by Google Trends and GDELT. Each links to its publisher; we show only the headline.
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