The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the scrapping of proposed anti-Muslim resolution targeting “sharia,” the religious principles followed by Muslims.
Manufactured anti-sharia hysteria has long been promoted by anti-Muslim extremists to stoke fear and division.
CAIR-Texas: Keller council scraps plan to denounce sharia law, reaffirms ‘constitutional governance’ – Fort Worth Report
In a statement, CAIR-DFW Executive Director Mustafaa Carroll said:
“We welcome the Keller City Council’s decision to abandon the original version of this discriminatory, unnecessary and divisive proposal. These anti-Muslim publicity stunts have nothing to do with real governance and everything to do with political posturing. They exist solely to marginalize American Muslim communities and legitimize anti-Muslim bigotry. Local officials should be focused on serving all residents, not promoting debunked conspiracy theories.
“Like canon law for Catholics and halacha for Orthodox Jews, sharia refers to the rules that Muslims follow, including praying five times a day, fasting in Ramadan, giving in charity, and following the laws of the land in which they live. Keller’s Muslim residents and the broader American Muslim community will continue to do so, God willing.”
He noted that last year, CAIR-Texas called Governor Greg Abbott “increasingly deranged” after he bizarrely demanded that state district attorneys investigate “sharia courts,” a longstanding anti-Muslim conspiracy theory.
Also last year, CAIR’s national office distributed a formal congressional briefing memo “Weaponized Islamophobia: The Return of the Anti-Sharia Hoax,” to every member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, along with a companion educational document titled “Sharia in American Life.”
CLICK HERE: READ CAIR’s CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING MEMO
CLICK HERE: READ CAIR’s EDUCATIONAL FACTSHEET ON “SHARIA IN AMERICAN LIFE”
Carroll said CAIR-Texas is urging community members who experience or witness anti-Muslim harassment to report incidents to law enforcement and to contact CAIR for legal assistance.
Last year, CAIR released its 2025 Civil Rights Report, Unconstitutional Crackdowns, which reveals that Islamophobia remains at record-high levels nationwide.
CAIR’s mission is to protect civil rights, enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.
La misión de CAIR es proteger las libertades civiles, mejorar la comprensión del Islam, promover la justicia, y empoderar a los musulmanes en los Estados Unidos.
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CONTACT: Shaimaa Zayan, CAIR-Austin Operations Manager, (512) 785-7105, szayan@cair.com; CAIR-DFW Executive Director Mustafaa Carroll, (832) 549-1042, mcarroll@cair.com; CAIR-Texas Austin Chapter Civic Engagement Organizer Sameeha Rizvi, 512-893-1371, srizvi@cair.com; Imran Ghani, Executive Director, CAIR-Houston, ighani@cair.com, 713-922-5270; John T. Floyd, CAIR National Board Member, CAIR-Texas Houston, 713-254-2016, jfloyd@cair.com; CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com