In Texas, Ordinary Muslim Religious Practices Are Increasingly Being Treated as Political Threats

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In Texas, ordinary Muslim religious practices are increasingly being treated as political threats

There are growing concerns about Islamophobia and discrimination against Muslims in Texas. AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorterElected officials across Texas are increasingly treating ordinary Muslim religious practice – prayer, dress, marriage counseling, even mosques themselves – as evidence of a political threat and saying so openly. “I won’t rest until every Muslim is gone,” Bo French, the Republican nominee for Texas railroad commissioner, wrote on s…

In Texas, ordinary Muslim religious practices are increasingly being treated as political threats

by Asma Uddin, Michigan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Elected officials across Texas are increasingly treating ordinary Muslim religious practice – prayer, dress,... The post In Texas, ordinary Muslim religious practices are increasingly being treated as political threats appeared first on Cobb Courier.