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Dulcinea

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Sat Dec 27, 2025, 07:50 AM Yesterday

Texas, Florida lead GOP battle against Muslim advocacy groups [View all]

(The Hill) Republicans in Texas and Florida are leading efforts to target Muslim advocacy organizations in what civil rights advocates say is a coordinated effort to present Islam as a “national security threat.”

According to advocates, these politicians — including state and federal lawmakers as well as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) — have sought to restrict funding to Muslim organizations, particularly in the wake of the Israel-Gaza conflict, by tying them to terrorist groups.

Legal efforts have also sought to designate one of these organizations — the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the self-described largest Muslim advocacy group in the U.S. — as a foreign terrorist organization.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/texas-florida-lead-gop-battle-110000779.html

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