CAIR Lashes Out in a Panic Against the Sharia-Free America Congressional Caucus

In this Frontpage Mag article, Christine Williams argues that CAIR’s public opposition to the Sharia-Free America Congressional Caucus shows the group is alarmed by a growing congressional effort to confront political Islam and Sharia-based institutions in the United States.

• The article centers on the Sharia-Free America Caucus, launched by Reps. Chip Roy and Keith Self, which Williams frames as a constitutional defense effort against Sharia’s influence in America.
• Williams quotes Roy and Self describing Sharia as incompatible with the U.S. Constitution, Western values, religious liberty, free speech, and women’s rights.
• The piece notes that Robert Spencer testified before Congress in February during a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing titled “Sharia-Free America: Why Political Islam & Sharia Law Are Incompatible with the U.S. Constitution.”
• Williams says the hearing examined Sharia-based legal and civic institutions, their conflict with America’s founding principles, and possible legislative reforms to prevent parallel Sharia-based systems.
• CAIR is portrayed as aggressively opposing the caucus, with the article citing CAIR’s June 8 statement praising a congressional letter signed by 119 members of Congress denouncing the caucus as anti-Muslim.
• Williams disputes CAIR’s framing, arguing that opposition to Sharia is not the same as hostility toward Muslims and accusing CAIR of using “Islamophobia” claims to shut down criticism.
• The article highlights that the caucus reportedly has 60 members of Congress, suggesting its influence is growing despite opposition from CAIR and Democratic lawmakers.
• Williams argues that Sharia is fundamentally hostile to values many American leftists claim to support, including women’s rights and gay rights, pointing to Iran and the Taliban as examples.
• The article concludes that the Sharia-Free America Caucus should continue advancing and that CAIR is a deceptive special interest group aligned against American constitutional values.

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