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cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/26899243

To some extent, Mohamed Hussein knew he was preparing to enter the lion’s den.

But he made the decision to attend the Republican Party of Texas Convention to confirm for himself that he had a place in the GOP, even as members of the party have railed for months about the urgency of ending Sharia Law and the so-called “Islamification” of Texas.

What he found was a party that didn’t want him. He arrived with hope, but left in tears after being told explicitly that he should leave the country.

Hussein was among four Muslims, who arrived at the convention in earnest — not as protesters, but as delegates or attendees — to participate in the annual meeting of the state’s most hardlined Republicans as they vote on the party’s priorities and hear from GOP leaders. Two prevailing themes from the Houston gathering were party unity and combatting Sharia Law, a movement that veered into outright Islamophobia by members of the convention.

“When they say Sharia-free, that means Muslim-free, no practices of Islam,” Hussein said in an interview with The Texas Tribune. “No one is calling for the state to implement Sharia laws.”

Hussein said he was in disbelief that he was told to convert or leave — for the first time in his life — at a Republican convention with the tagline, “Unity drives victory.”

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[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

Gotta have a pretty smooth brain to not recognize a political party as racist when they've been brazenly racist for decades.

[-] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Conservative muslims in America do love to participate in the culture war bullshit which attracts them to lemming voting for Republicans.

[-] bagsy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

This has to be fake, there is no way an adult human being can be this stupid. The picture show 5 of them, are 5 people really this stupid?

[-] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago

Buddy, there's a whole country full of em.

[-] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

That picture is not of 5 muslims

[-] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

There's never a shortage of fuck-you-got-mines until they find their comeuppance.

[-] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

Fucking idiots

[-] CoolSouthpaw@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Good. Fucking pieces of shit all round.

[-] eestileib 127 points 2 days ago

She wept into her husband’s chest.

Halabi, a teacher, declined to say how she would vote in November, but said that she is a Republican and always votes.

This is why they get treated that way, because they're going to show up and vote for them anyway.

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 62 points 2 days ago

It’s pathetic really. These people hate their existence and yet they continue to carry water for them. Useful idiot isn’t a strong enough descriptor.

[-] SayJess@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago

So many immigrants support this lunacy. My old best friend’s family are all big Trump supporters—None of them were born here. Some have citizenship, and the others have green cards. The one’s who can vote, vote red.

It’s so fucking stupid.

[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago
[-] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Apparently not at this convention.

[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

haha, yes indeed; that's the thing about these people - they're never gonna be embraced by the right. hell, Kaitlin Jenner is still trying to convince them she's a good trans person, and all the other ones are the icky types. jfc...

[-] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 days ago
[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Blue no matter what?

Nah. Blue cuz they always govern better.

[-] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

What about the genocide?

[-] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 100 points 2 days ago

Imagine being as delusional as someone who was Muslim and felt welcome in the GOP in 2026. Trump literally tried to create a "Muslim ban". Were you not paying attention?

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 31 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

or being LGBTQ+ and voting R, which is even more delusional. at least with muslim, which lean right in some cases.

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I know a gay republican. He makes my ears bleed when he talks.

[-] Iusedtobeanalien@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Trans for Trump was certainly an interesting diversion.

I wonder how those Illinois Muslims for trump guys are getting on these days

The idiot said he would continue to vote Republican, not delusional, a dumb ass

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Were you not paying attention?

Think you just figured out how every Trump/GOP supporter became a Trump/GOP supporter.

[-] MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com 59 points 2 days ago

Hussein said he was in disbelief that he was told to convert or leave — for the first time in his life — at a Republican convention with the tagline, “Unity drives victory.”

Their idea of unity is not coming together despite differences, it's an eradication of differences. They aren't even hiding it. I have no idea why they are surprised.

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 6 points 1 day ago

they are hoping they are the exception to the rule.

[-] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

"No, we meant to unite with US, not whatever weirdo religion you believe in"

[-] mlg@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I searched up one of the delegates and uh: https://threepennypress.org/features/2021/01/13/teacher-shares-her-immigration-story-to-america/

Halabi remembers a time when she stopped at a red light in traffic. Her kids were toddlers at the time, and she was dropping them off at school when she saw a car beside her with a large white man sticking his middle finger at her. The man unleashed a racist tirade to her car window, cursing her prophet and bellowing, “Go back to your country!” To her horror, the man exited his car and began to charge at her vehicle. Luckily, there were no cars parked behind her, so Halabi reversed and sped to her kids’ school, taking another route instead. Halabi told the school about her recent scare and the faculty there notified the authorities. She caught a glimpse of the man’s license plate, but she knew a report of a verbal attack wouldn’t do much justice. Halabi was just grateful she and her kids were not physically harmed.

“Unfortunately there are a lot of haters and you cannot do anything about it,” Halabi said. “Some people like to take their rights into their own hands and I don’t suggest that because it’s fast. It’s still in my memory, I will never forget how he terrorized me but it’s a good thing nothing worse happened.”

bruh

EDIT:

In the days before the convention, Muhtaseb, along with Tarek Hussein, who founded the Houston CAIR branch, were gaining attention as other delegates began realizing they had connections to CAIR.

I've forgotten but I'm like 90% sure CAIR was the scam DC org pretending to represent all the Islamic/Mulsim orgs in the USA, especially during the election cycle.

[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)
[-] WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 39 points 2 days ago

But the group of Republican wannabe Muslims still won't face their cognitive dissonance. I mean... There's a reason they wanted to join the Republicans, after all...

[-] inari@piefed.zip 18 points 2 days ago

The Republicans would get a lot more votes if they weren't so racist. A lot of conservative racial minorities end up voting Democrat as a result.

[-] Wakmrow@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Lol no they wouldn't they're the party of racism

[-] zebidiah@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Jeb understood this... He married a Latina and learned fluent Spanish. But the racism is a key pillar of the gop, and they don't care if you hate minorities too if you're a minority yourself.

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

apparently they still do get alot votes with thier racism, despite the people voting them in is end of the targeted racism. i think they would lose votes without the culture wars and bigotry, because they be another dem party without the fascism.

[-] Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I don't think they care, it's been well proven now that 50%+1 is enough for them to do all the damage they please, and fixing it essentially requires a supermajority.

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 13 points 2 days ago

Get them all CAT scans immediately

[-] Natanael@infosec.pub 6 points 1 day ago

Can't scan a void. Can't have much there to support Trump

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 2 points 1 day ago

That makes early detection even more important!

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