Gad Saad
Role at the time: Host of The Saad Truth, on his official YouTube channel
Condemned
Statement summary
Saad disputed El-Sayed's objection to Sharia bans, arguing that society could reject the legal principles he described.
“we have a right to decide which principles we wish to have organize our societies”
Watch the original video (opens in a new tab)Gad Saad responds to El-Sayed on proposed Sharia bans · Gad Saad00:00 to 00:21 identifies the response; 05:27 to 05:55 conclusion
Official verified Gad Saad channel; title and September 3 date displayed. He introduces himself and the El-Sayed statement, then reads his earlier book before concluding. His generalizations are not independently established.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
The conclusion substantively rejects El-Sayed's objection and endorses excluding the legal principles Saad describes. Acknowledging that a ban may target Muslims does not withdraw or condition that rejection.