CAIR Florida promised to sue after Gov. DeSantis labeled the Muslim civil rights group a “foreign terrorist organization” in an executive order.
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TheFloridachapteroftheCouncilonAmerican-IslamicRelations(CAIR)saysitplanstotakeGov.RonDeSantistocourtaftertheRepublicangovernorissuedanexecutiveorderlabelingtheMuslimcivilrightsorganizationa“foreignterroristorganization.”
HibaRahim,thechapter’sdeputyexecutivedirector,saidduringanewsconferencethattheorderwasanattackrootedinconspiracytheoriesandcomparedittohistoricaleffortsthattargetedJewish,IrishandItalianAmericancommunities.
“WeareveryproudtodefendthefoundingprinciplesofourConstitution,todefendfreespeech,”Rahimsaidatanewsconference.“Weareproudtodefenddemocracy,andweareproudtobeAmericafirst.”
Rahimarguedthatthegovernor’ssupportforIsraelplayedaroleintheorder,sayingthegroup’sactivismhadcaused“discomfort”totheU.S.ally.ShesaidCAIRdoesnotintendtobackdown.
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