Muslim candidates rise above Trump hostility to focus on issues

For the nearly 100 Muslims running for state and federal office in the midterms questions about their faith are unavoidableDeedra Abboud, an attorney, is competing for the Democratic nomination for the US Senate in Arizona. She has never sought public office before. But she has become a fixture in national headlines – in part because of online vitriol generated by the fact she is a Muslim.Abboud wears a headscarf. Slurs against her have included calling her a “towel head” and s