https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/b188b816-0027-3bed-a931-d2f6b57a443f/muslim-running-for-u.s..html

There weren’t a ton of people commenting on U.S. Senate hopeful Deedra Abboud’s campaign Facebook page before Tuesday. Then Abboud, a little-known candidate in Arizona’s 2018 Democratic primary, posted a short tribute to the Founding Fathers, religious freedom and the separation of church and state — and the floodgates opened. “Sorry no room for Muslims in our government,” wrote Chris Siemers. “Towel headed piece of s—,” wrote Brian Zappa. Abboud, a liberal 45-year-old lawyer  and first-time political candidate, might be a long shot in red-state Arizona. But the fact that Abboud, who converted to Islam in her 20s, also wears a visual marker of her faith — a headscarf — might also have just landed