Abdul El‑Sayed

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354 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 31 Jul

Abdul El‑Sayed’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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I'll be honest, I literally laughed in his face. matched

I mean, my name is Abdurrahman Mohamed El-Sayed. matched

I got three names, two of them nobody knows how to pronounce. matched

The first one is 11 letters long. matched

And to learn how to say it, you've got to realize that you got parts of your throat you didn't know you have. matched

And there's not only like one part of it, like the first letter itself is Ayn, right? matched

Most people don't know that they can make that sound, people like me. matched

didn't get to run for office. matched

And that was 2007. matched

So, you know, the first thing he asked me is, why are you going to medical school? matched

Which, you know, when you're a graduating senior who was the top student in your class, people don't usually ask you that question, right? matched

Like, why are you doing that? matched

In an accusatory way. matched

I was like, wait, this, what? matched

I'm like, don't you understand? matched

I'm brown and Muslim. matched

It's what we do. matched

But... matched

I was just grateful for the implicit compliment. matched

But I kind of just told him, I was like, I don't get to run for office. matched

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