The I’m For Shawarma Law Hat takes its name from a joke Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed made at a campaign stop in Macomb County, Michigan, in early November 2026. After winning the November 3, 2026 election, El-Sayed returned to the joke on November 9, 2026, when he responded online to a report about a shawarma shop in Warren, Michigan. The hat captures the short comeback that started the exchange and carried it from the campaign trail into a conversation about local food.
I’m For Shawarma Law Hat – A Michigan Campaign Comeback in Three Lines
This 2026 I’m For Shawarma Law Hat features the words “I’m for Shawarma law” in raised white embroidery centered on the front crown. The lettering is arranged in three lines, with “I’m for” at the top, “Shawarma” across the middle, and “law” on the bottom. The bold, slanted serif letters give the phrase a slightly formal look, and the lowercase “law” sits on its own line so the last word lands like a punch line.
“Shawarma” is the widest line, extending evenly to either side of the crown’s center seam. The shorter lines above and below it give the lettering a balanced shape, with a band of uninterrupted green between the final word and the brim. Two small green eyelets sit above the lettering, and the matching top button continues the same dark green across the crown.
The curved brim carries the green through the lower half of the hat. Parallel rows of tonal stitching follow the brim’s rounded edge, echoing the curved seams that frame the front panels. The white lettering supplies the only color contrast on the front, so the words hold the eye even though they occupy a small part of the crown.

“Shawarma law” was El-Sayed’s play on “Sharia law,” made in response to claims that he supported imposing religious law. He carried the wordplay into a mock food rule, joking that adding lettuce to shawarma turns it into an ordinary sandwich. He also named Amo Samis as a shawarma spot he recommended in the Detroit area, giving the exchange a specific local reference.
On November 9, 2026, El-Sayed revisited the bit with “Shawarma law must be obeyed,” replying to a report about the restaurant’s Warren location. The forest-green shawarma hat uses the first-person wording of the campaign comeback. Giving “Shawarma” the broadest line makes the word swap easy to catch, while the final “law” keeps the mock-serious delivery of the original joke.
Product Details
Style: Curved-brim cap with a paneled crown and matching top button.
Design: Forest-green crown and brim with centered white serif embroidery on the front. The slogan reads “I’m for Shawarma law” across three lines.
Front details: Tonal eyelets, a center crown seam, and parallel rows of stitching along the brim.



