Rep. Hillary Cassel’s own statement on her anti-Shari’a bill makes the motivation explicit: ‘solidarity with Israel and the Jewish people.’ The party-switching lawmaker filed the bill on October 7. The sole Democratic co-sponsor is also Jewish and pro-Israel.
Florida Rep. Hillary Cassel, who switched from Democrat to Republican last year over Israel, has filed the ‘No Shari’a Act’ to ban Islamic law from state courts. She timed the filing to October 7 and refused to answer reporters’ questions. There is no documented case of Shari’a law being applied in any Florida court.
By Nadia Ahmed and Ahmed Bedier Released again in 2021. This paper will examine legislation regarding the ban of foreign and/or Islamic law currently pending in the state legislatures across the country and its intended and unintended consequences. However noble the goals of these proposed laws, the theory behind them is misguided. If passed, this […]
