Muhammad Hussein collapsed at the Texas Republican Party convention when he was asked to leave the United States, while the convention was deliberating about “we have no Texas law.” (Photo: Texas Tribune)
Four Muslim GOP members went to the Texas GOP convention last weekend, but were escorted out the door while the convention was discussing “Don’t Follow Our Texas Sharia” during a presentation.
Abraham George, of Indian origin, the outgoing Republican Party Chairman, addressed two Muslim delegates from the podium and told them that there would be a Democratic Party convention soon in Texas, and they could go there.“I strongly advise you to leave our caucus,” George said. “There’s a Democratic convention coming up in two weeks. Join them.”Mohamed Hussein, whose family moved to Houston from Egypt in 1992, was left in tears after he was asked to leave the United States.
“When they say Sharia-free, that means it’s Muslim-free, there are no Islamic practices,” Hussein said in an interview with the Texas Tribune. “No one is demanding that the state implement Sharia laws.”Dr. Rick Scarborough, a former Southern Baptist minister, told the Texas Tribune that he had already asked Hussein to leave the country. “If you were to embrace the values and teachings that you stand for, there would be no place for you in America.
This is not assimilation. “This takes charge.”As Hussain broke down in tears, Scarborough said he realized he had pushed him too hard and offered to pray with HussainHussein’s father, Tariq Hussein, founded the Texas-Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Texas Governor Greg Abbott last year designated the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations that aim to impose Islamic law and support terrorism around the world.Muhammad Hussein said the conference left him asking questions. “How can I support a party that is asking me to leave, or telling me to convert to Islam or leave?” he asked. “How do they think this would be some kind of winning strategy?” The Abbott campaign declined to comment on the Hussein incident. The company also remained silent about George’s directions for delegates to join Democrats, the Texas Tribune reported.“A lot of people hear these things, the messages, and think they are dog whistles,” Hussein said. “I was hoping to come here and get clarification. What we got was confirmation.”
