Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a statement Tuesday reinforcing the state’s ban on Sharia Law following an imam’s viral campaign pressuring Muslim-owned businesses to remove certain products from their stores.
The controversy began when Imam F. Qasim ibn Ali Khan of Masjid At-Tawhid launched a public campaign targeting Muslim store owners who sell pork, alcohol and lottery tickets.
Khan appeared in a widely circulated video confronting a store employee and declaring these products violated Islamic law.
Abbott responded directly to the imam’s actions on Tuesday, stating he had signed laws that ban Sharia Law and Sharia Compounds in Texas.
The governor declared that no business or individual should fear what he called “fools like this.”
Abbott specifically addressed Khan in his statement, directing anyone facing attempts to impose Sharia compliance to contact local law enforcement or the Texas Department of Public Safety.
A statement from Abbott’s office emphasized Texas’s commitment to equal rights under the law for all citizens.
The governor’s office declared that any legal system that disregards human rights remains banned in the state of Texas.
Abbott referenced legislation he signed in 2017 that prohibits judges from applying foreign law, including Muslim law, in United States courtrooms.
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