More Than a Thousand Show Up in Beautiful Support of Texas Muslim Capitol Day
More than a thousand people formed a human barricade around the perimeter of the South Steps of the Capitol Tuesday in a show of solidarity on Texas Muslim Capitol Day.
The crowd of supporters intended to preempt Islamophobic protesters who might attempt to seize the event like in 2015. But only one anti-Muslim protester was apparently at the rally, and his shouts were largely drowned out.
“Today was the most beautiful one,” said Sarwat Husain, the founding president of the San Antonio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). She has been attending Texas Muslim Capitol Day since 2003. “I was crying. I was standing there, and I was just crying. I mean, even the national anthem. It hit me so hard. It was so beautiful.”
At one point, the crowd joined Austin City Council Member Greg Casar in yelling “No ban, no wall!”
Historically, Texas Muslim Capitol Day provides an opportunity for Muslim communities from around Texas to visit with lawmakers and voice their opinions on legislative issues.
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