Council on American-Islamic Relations has responded to the designation, calling it an \u2018unconstitutional\u2019 and \u2018defamatory\u2019 proclamation.<\/p>\n
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Florida\u2019s governor has designated the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) a \u201cforeign terrorist organisation\u201d.<\/p>\n
Ron DeSantis posted his executive order to list the United States-based Muslim civil rights and advocacy group on social media on Monday.<\/p>\n
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The move follows a similar declaration by the Republican governor of Texas last month. CAIR has rejected the labelling by both states and mounted legal challenges.<\/p>\n
In a separate post, DeSantis asserted that the Florida Legislature is \u201ccrafting legislation to stop the creep of Sharia law, and I hope that they codify these protections for Floridians against CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood in their legislation\u201d.<\/p>\n
The designation, which triggers heightened oversight by state law enforcement agencies and establishes financial and operational restrictions, was also declared against the Muslim Brotherhood.<\/p>\n
DeSantis\u2019s order asserted that CAIR was \u201cfounded by persons connected to the Muslim Brotherhood\u201d, which, without offering evidence, the governor asserted was attempting to establish \u201ca world-wide Islamic caliphate\u201d and has direct links to Hamas.<\/p>\n
The order instructs Florida agencies to prevent the two groups and those who have provided them with material support from receiving contracts, employment and funds from a state executive or cabinet agency.<\/p>\n
Neither CAIR nor the Muslim Brotherhood is designated as a foreign terrorist organisation by the US government.<\/p>\n