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Since 2010 dozens of U.S. states considered or passed laws aimed at blocking “Sharia” or foreign/religious law; databases count between roughly 201 and 233 anti‑Sharia/anti‑Muslim bills introduced acr...
The claim that “Obama linked to Muslim Brotherhood with ties to radicals” is in the materials provided: reporting and commentary allege sympathetic policies, overlapping networks, or unnamed “infiltra...
U.S. courts have repeatedly held that American law — not foreign religious codes — controls in U.S. courts, but they also enforce private agreements or arbitral awards that incorporate religious rules...
Multiple reporting outlets and watchdogs have documented that several Trump administration appointees and hires have either direct connections to extremist individuals or movements, or have promoted i...
Several states passed laws or constitutional amendments aimed at banning “Sharia” or foreign law; courts and civil-rights groups have repeatedly challenged and sometimes blocked those measures . Repor...
Anti‑Sharia proposals have resurfaced in 2025 with concentrated controversy in Florida and a history of similar laws enacted in states such as Alabama, Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana, South Dakota, Tennes...
Mosques and Muslim community organizations in the U.S. routinely advise congregants and the public on legal compliance in areas from facility security to zoning, civil-rights defense, and community ou...
Major non‑academic polls show wide variation: a 2015 Center for Security Policy poll claimed 51% of U.S. Muslims “agreed that ‘Muslims in America should have the choice of being governed according to ...
State “anti‑Sharia” laws and proposed federal bills seek to bar courts or officials from applying Sharia or foreign religious law; courts have invalidated at least one such state amendment for singlin...
The 2015 survey most often cited by critics is a December 2015 online poll from the Center for Security Policy which reported that 51% of the 600 U.S. Muslim respondents agreed “Muslims in America sho...
Anti‑Sharia measures have been a prominent state‑level phenomenon since about 2010: reporting and research groups count roughly 194–233 state bills introduced since 2010, with about 18–20 laws enacted...