Republican leaders in Texas and Florida are escalating efforts aimed at Muslim advocacy groups — a campaign that civil rights advocates describe as a coordinated push to frame Islam as a “national security threat.”
Advocates say state and federal lawmakers, along with GOP Govs. Ron DeSantis of Florida and Greg Abbott of Texas, have sought to restrict support for Muslim-led groups by tying them to terrorism, particularly after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza.
One central focus has been the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which bills itself as the largest Muslim advocacy group in the United States.
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