The deputy director of the US’s biggest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group warns that Republican governors’ steps to declare his organization a “terrorist organization” won’t stop with the Muslim community. “A Democratic governor could declare the Republican party a terrorist group and ban it from state contracts or ban it from owning land,” Mitchell said. “Cair Texas is open for business and continues to protect the community and so is Cair Florida,” Mitchell said. He believes that the erosion of support for Israel in the US is motivating its supporters to fuel anti-Muslim hatred. The incidents of hate that Cair has documented have ranged from discrimination in education and employment, to verbal harassment, vandalism and violent attacks.

Source: The Guardian January 04, 2026 19:00 UTC