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Colombian singer Shakira had the most hilarious response to Abdul El-Sayed’s joke about bringing in “Shakira Law”.
On his way to becoming Michigan senator-elect, El-Sayed faced a barrage of Islamophobic abuse that included fabricated, scaremongering claims from Republicans that he was going to bring in “Sharia law”.
In spite of the smears, El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers and he will officially become the first Muslim senator in US history in January.
Responding to the racist falsehoods, El-Sayed joked: “No one is trying to push Sharia law on anyone, but there is Shakira law. And Shakira law has one commandment: that the hips don’t lie”.
A clip of him delivering the joke (including some El-Sayed hip action) was shared on his team’s official Instagram. And now, Shakira herself has put her support fully behind it.
Shakira commented, writing: “Finally, a law my hips can agree with! Habibi, think you can get it through Congress?”
“I love this so much!” someone commented.
Another said: “That’s such a dad joke.”
On Instagram another person joked: “I suggest we all implement this law whenever wherever queen.”
Someone else said: “Abdul is becoming a rockstar!”
Another Instagrammer said: “I’m crying.”
One person argued: “Whatever your political views on Abdul El-Sayed, there’s no denying he knows how to handle a moment with the press. Quick, witty, memorable.”
“Oh hell yeah,” said another.
Someone admitted: “If I was in the room when he did that little hip movement you would have heard the shrillest, high-pitch squeal humanly possible coming from the audience and then a loud thud as I faint and fall to the floor.”
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