Update February 14, 2018 — According to the Treasure Valley ACT for America chapter, Redman plans to present his anti-Sharia bill at a public hearing on Thursday, February 15. ACT circulated an email to its supporters on February 13, stating, “Time has come!! Rep. Eric Redman will be presenting HB 419 — Idaho Laws for Idaho Courts — At a public hearing this Thursday morning at 8 a.m. This will take place in room EW40, the House state affairs meeting room"
The radical right started the year on a roll, with allies in the White House. But then came Charlottesville, and the movement was knocked back on its heels. Still, Trump's rhetoric and the country's changing demographics continue to buoy the movement.
Earlier this week, Hatewatch published emails revealing Maine State Rep. Sirocki solicited the help of a local chapter of the anti-Muslim hate group ACT for America to show up in support of an event on February 6 announcing a new bill pertaining to female genital mutilation (FGM). The event took place at the state legislature in Augusta.
On Tuesday, February 6, Maine State Rep. Heather Sirocki will host a public event to endorse a bill that would criminalize female genital mutilation (FGM) in the state.
Since 2010, 201 anti-Sharia law bills have been introduced in 43 states. In 2017 alone, 14 states introduced an anti-Sharia law bill, with Texas and Arkansas enacting the legislation.
Last Wednesday, controversial Pakistani-Canadian activist Raheel Raza visited the Minnesota State Capitol to meet with Republican state lawmakers.
The Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs (BCFA) is scheduled to host longtime anti-Muslim activist and thought leader Daniel Pipes on January 18 at the World Trade Center Baltimore as part of its distinguished lecture series.
Phillip Parrish, a Republican candidate for governor in Minnesota, told a Muslim community leader, “Islam is ultimately not a faith,” and refused to meet with her if she was a “practicing Islamist."
Chris Gaubatz of the anti-Muslim hate group Understanding the Threat (UTT) is scheduled to speak at a meeting tonight, January 9, organized by the Amherst County Republican Committee in Virginia at Second Stage in Amherst, Virginia.
A planned mass-shooting at a Florida mosque was aborted with the arrest of a 69-year-old suspect in a sting operation, authorities say.
