Muhammad Hussein broke down at the Texas Republican convention after he was asked to leave the U.S. where “No Sharia Law for Our Texas” was being considered. (Photo: Texas Tribune)Last weekend, four Muslim members of the Republican Party traveled to the Republican Texas convention, but were kicked out when the convention discussed “no Sharia law for our state of Texas” in a speech. Outgoing Republican chairman Abraham George, who is Indian, addressed two Muslim delegates on stage and told them that the Democratic National Convention would soon be held in Texas and that they could go there.“I strongly recommend that you leave our caucus,” George said. “The Democratic convention is in a few weeks. Join them.”Mohamed Hussein, who moved his family from Egypt to Houston in 1992, cried after being told to leave the United States. “When they say there is no Sharia law, that means there are no Muslims, there are no Islamic practices,” Hussein said in an interview with The Texas Tribune. “No one is calling for the state to implement Sharia law.”Former Southern Baptist pastor Dr. Rick Scarborough told The Texas Tribune that he did tell Hussein to leave the country. “If you are going to embrace the values and teachings that you stand for, there is no place for you in America. That’s not assimilation. That’s takeover.”As Hussein cried, Scarborough said he realized he was pushing him too hard and he offered to pray with HusseinHussein’s father, Tariq Hussein, founded CAIR’s Houston, Texas branch. Texas Governor Greg Abbott last year designated CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations that aim to impose Sharia law and support terrorism around the world.Mohammad Hussein said the conference left him asking some questions. “How can I support a party that wants me to leave, say convert or leave?” he asked. “How do they think this is going to be some kind of winning strategy?” The Abbott campaign declined to comment on the Hussain incident. The company also remained silent on George’s directive that delegates join the Democratic Party, the Texas Tribune reported.“Many, many people hear these things, these messages, and think they are dog whistles,” Hussein said. “I wish I could come here and get clarification. What we got was a confirmation.”
