Abdul El-Sayed, George Soros and the Old Game of Divide and Rule

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Five Years on Hive, and My First Post About US Elections

In five years on Hive, I've never written a single post about US elections. This time, though, I had no choice but to take an interest, because I was trying to predict Bitcoin's price.

And here's the fun part: I made a total gain of 22% during the wild crash, which lasted only a short while. To be fair, that crash wasn't just about the elections. The massive Binance hack at the end of October and plenty of other factors played their part. But while I was studying the US midterm results to predict the market, one thing made me really curious, and that's what I want to share with you today.

Its name is Abdul El-Sayed.

"Tonight, We Turn Inshallah Into Alhamdulillah"

On November 3, 2026, Abdul El-Sayed, a 42-year-old son of Egyptian immigrants and former Detroit health director, defeated Republican Mike Rogers to win Michigan's US Senate seat. That makes him the first Muslim US senator in American history.

In his victory speech, he said:

"You'll notice I always say 'Inshallah'. Tonight, we can turn that 'Inshallah' into 'Alhamdulillah'."

The clip went viral. I came across it on Facebook, and the comment section was full of things like: "Why are Arabs even allowed to take part in elections when we know Arabs just want to kill non-Arabs?"

This wasn't the first time I've seen hate against Islam and Muslims. Even if you look at my own country, Pakistan, you'll see that many people have misunderstood Islam and built a cultural, society-made version of it instead. But before I get sidetracked, let's get back to El-Sayed.

What Those Two Words Actually Mean

Here's something that might shock you: I'm not an El-Sayed supporter. I'm a Muslim, and I don't think every Muslim cheering for him has actually looked at what he stands for. Stay with me, and let's explore this one piece at a time.

Inshallah and Alhamdulillah Inshallah means "if God wills". Alhamdulillah means "all praise is for God", which is how Muslims say "thank God". Muslims say both of these dozens of times a day, about everything from exams to dinner plans.

Just because you don't understand a couple of Arabic words doesn't mean Arabs are coming to kill non-Arabs. What he said is basically what a father tells his son: "Son, you can do this, God willing." And then, after the son succeeds: "See, son? I told you that you could do it. Thank God."

To be honest, Arab and Muslim countries should first give basic human rights to their own people. Everything else is a very distant conversation. And we can't look at the extremist talk of one or two terrorist groups and conclude that all Muslims think the same way.

Middle class, elite class, lower class, village people: everyone is shaped by their society and culture. In the same way, terrorist organizations train children in camps from a very young age, and only then do those children start believing in so much nonsense. It takes years of brainwashing to create an extremist. It doesn't happen because someone says "Inshallah" on a stage.

The Muslim Brotherhood Celebration

Now here's where it gets complicated.

When El-Sayed won his Democratic primary in August, the official website of the Muslim Brotherhood published an article celebrating him. Its Arabic title translates to:

"Abdul Rahman al-Sayed defeats the Zionists and runs for the Senate."

When I read that, as a Muslim, I understood something very different.

Did Zionism lose because El-Sayed won an election? Is this a victory for Islam over Zionism? Think about how non-Arabs will react when they see a Muslim Brotherhood website framing an American election as a Muslim conquest. It hands the haters exactly the story they want.

Follow the Money: Enter George Soros

Have you ever wondered how money moves around a candidate like this?

Who is George Soros?

Born in 1930 in Budapest, Hungary, to a Jewish family, he survived the Nazi occupation of Hungary as a teenager by living under a false identity.
He moved to England in 1947, studied at the London School of Economics, and later moved to the United States, where he built his fortune with the Quantum Fund.
In 1992 he became known as "the man who broke the Bank of England" after betting against the British pound and reportedly making about $1 billion in a single day.
During the 1997 Asian financial crisis, Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad publicly blamed currency speculators like Soros for wrecking his country's economy. Soros denied it, but for millions of ordinary people in Asia, it showed how a few rich traders could shake entire nations.
Through his Open Society Foundations, he has given away tens of billions of dollars, and he is one of the biggest donors to the US Democratic Party, mainly through his super PAC, Democracy PAC.

So what's his connection to El-Sayed? Here's what's actually on record:

In 2012, El-Sayed won the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, a graduate scholarship for children of immigrants, founded by George Soros's late brother Paul. That's about 14 years of connection.
In September 2026, George Soros's nephew, Jeffrey Soros, hosted a fundraiser for him and spoke about the family's years-long ties to him.
Soros-funded Democracy PAC gave millions to Senate Majority PAC, which pledged around $30 million to help elect El-Sayed.

To be fair, there's no public record showing George Soros personally writing a cheque to El-Sayed's campaign. But money in politics rarely moves in a straight line. It flows through PACs, funds and networks.

Could he have won without that ecosystem of money behind him? Honestly, I doubt it. Then again, his opponents had money too. Reports say pro-Israel groups spent tens of millions of dollars trying to defeat him in the primary. On the other side, billionaires like Elon Musk have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into Republican campaigns.

So you see, it was never one billionaire against one community. It's rich people on every side, buying influence.

A note on Soros George Soros is also the target of many antisemitic conspiracy theories. My criticism here is about billionaire money in politics, which applies equally to Soros, Musk, or anyone else. It has nothing to do with his religion or background.

What the Celebrating Muslims Haven't Read

Here's what I found most ironic. Many religious Muslims around the world are celebrating El-Sayed as a win for Islam. But do they know his actual positions?

LGBTQ rights: He was endorsed by the Human Rights Campaign, America's biggest LGBTQ rights group. In his own words: "I support trans rights because I believe in all rights." He has also said his faith teaches him that "all people are equal."
Abortion: He has said clearly, "I support a woman's right to choose," and he opposes efforts to criminalize abortion medication. As a senator, he'll get a vote on whether abortion rights are protected nationwide.
Religion and state: He supports strict separation of church and state.

I'm not saying American policy should follow Islam. We shouldn't mix religion and state like that. But when Muslim religious scholars actually understand his American policies, watch how fast they turn. The same people celebrating him today will be the first to call him a "Muslim in name only".

And the extremists celebrating him? Those positions are exactly what they hate most. Groups like ISIS literally threw people accused of being gay off rooftops. The same kind of mindset cheering today would turn on him the moment they understood him.

So, Did Islam Win or Lose?

Did Islam win? Or did Islam lose, because the man calling himself a Muslim holds personal views on sensitive topics that differ from Islamic teachings?

Neither. Islam was never on the ballot.

This is just money, politics, banks, firms and billionaires at play. None of it has anything to do with religion. Money talks, and money plays the same old game of divide and rule.

Arabs vs non-Arabs. Muslims vs non-Muslims. Jews vs Muslims. The labels keep changing, but the result never does: the rich get richer, and ordinary people fight each other in comment sections.

What Should We Do?

Remember this as human beings: any life killed is a life gone, no matter who funds it and no matter which side of history they're on.

Here's my prediction. Every new politician turns out worse than the previous one, and I believe this one will end up doing more harm to Muslims than good. Remember my words. They're written on-chain, on November 7, 2026.

Time will tell whether the Jews won, the Muslims won, or the billionaires won. I already know my answer. This was never a competition between religions. It's the dirty divide-and-rule game of the rich, where the wealthy always win and the poor always lose.

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