(Houston Chronicle) A leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy group urged Gov. Greg Abbott to visit a mosque after it accused him of “fearmongering about Islam.”
The call from the Council on American-Islamic Relations comes after Abbott’s press office posted a statement on X Monday claiming Sharia law and “Sharia cities” are banned in the state.
“In Texas, we believe in equal rights under the law for all men, women, & children,” the statement read. “Any legal system that flouts human rights is BANNED in the state of Texas.”
The Council on American-Islamic Relations’ national office and Texas chapter defined Sharia as meaning “the way to water,” and compared it to Jewish Texans following Halacha and Catholic Texans following canon law.
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