By David Morgan Oct 23 (Reuters) - Republican US Senate candidate Mike Rogers and allies including President Donald Trump are escalating their efforts to tie Democratic rival Abdul El-Sayed to the Muslim Brotherhood less than two weeks before the November 3 midterms,

The lawsuit, filed in state Supreme Court in Suffolk County, says the Town of Islip’s Zoning Board of Appeals illegally blocked United American Muslim Association from boarding students and staff at the school at the former Montfort Missionaries site at 26 S. Saxon Ave.

The Texas senator made an outlandish prediction about El-Sayed’s ties to “terrorists” during a Fox News appearance.

Muslims have been in the Milwaukee area for more than a century. They're still seeking acceptance from neighbors amid a national rise in Islamophobia.

Abdul El-Sayed's past support for Muslim Brotherhood protesters in Egypt faces sharp criticism from Senate Republicans on the Foreign Relations Committee.

The Muslim Brotherhood has become a flashpoint in Michigan’s Senate race, with Republicans trying to connect Democrat Abdul El-Sayed to the group.

The European Parliament has voted to counter the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in a move criticised as Islamophobic by leftwing opponents.