2026年4月11日 美国东部时间上午8:57 / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
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发布于2026年4月11日，美国东部时间上午8:57
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美国参议员约翰·康林（左）与得州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿。
为保住席位陷入激烈竞选的参议员约翰·康林发布了一则广告，誓言要打击“激进伊斯兰主义”。
5月26日决选对手、得州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿指责其竞争对手帮助“激进伊斯兰阿富汗人入侵得州”。
众议员奇普·罗伊下月将参与决选，竞选接替帕克斯顿出任总检察长一职。他在没有证据的情况下声称，达拉斯-沃斯堡都会区部分区域——该区域居住着数千名穆斯林——已经成为一些得州女性眼中的“禁地”，她们“越来越感到不适，仿佛置身于中东地区”。
得州部分共和党人已将反伊斯兰言论作为初选竞选的一部分，声称穆斯林让该州变得更不安全。在这个美国最大的保守派州，这一信息引人注目，包括国会议员在内的全国范围内的少数共和党人也呼应了这一论调。
边境问题长期以来一直是保守派的核心议题——尤其是在得州，该州拥有美国与墨西哥边境最长的路段——且被视为唐纳德·特朗普总统2024年大选获胜的关键因素。
总部位于得州普莱诺的共和党战略家文尼·明奇洛表示，在特朗普执政期间非法移民人数降至低点，共和党候选人转而聚焦另一个与移民相关的担忧是合理的，尤其是反对伊斯兰教法（即伊斯兰宗教法）的立场在初选中颇受欢迎。
“这在得州共和党选民中的反响与我见过的任何议题一样好，”明奇洛说道，他曾在布什2004年连任竞选和米特·罗姆尼2012年总统竞选团队中负责媒体工作。“这堪称黄金筹码。”
居住在得州的穆斯林领袖认为，此类言论升级危及了他们的社区，并传播了对伊斯兰教法和整个伊斯兰教的误解。
“这些国会议员和州众议员就住在穆斯林居住的社区，他们在穆斯林常去的商店购物，”居住在科林县、曾于2014年竞选州众议院议员的印度裔穆斯林萨米娜·卡马利说道。
尤其是随着与伊朗的战争爆发，卡马利认为，“他们需要一个替罪羊，而我们就会成为那个目标。”
近期在得州格雷普韦恩举行的保守派政治行动会议（CPAC）就围绕这一议题展开，推出了名为“别让伊斯兰教法染指我的得州”的专场论坛。其中一位发言者、前塔兰特县共和党主席博·弗伦奇谴责了他所谓的“得州和美国的伊斯兰化”。
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2024年9月，参议员约翰·康林在国会山新闻发布会上发言。
与此同时，全国范围内的多名共和党人呼吁驱逐所有穆斯林或剥夺他们的公共生活权利。田纳西州众议员安迪·奥格尔斯写道：“穆斯林不属于美国社会。多元主义是谎言。”得州众议员布兰登·吉尔表示：“除非我们停止穆斯林移民，否则我们永远无法消除伊斯兰教法。”佛罗里达州众议员兰迪·法恩发帖称：“如果逼我们做出选择，在狗和穆斯林之间选并不难。”
得州多名候选人都提及了发生在州首府奥斯汀的一起致命枪击案。该案嫌疑人是一名来自塞内加尔的归化美国公民，他身着印有“真主所有物”字样的连帽衫袭击了一处夜生活区。
罗伊指出，奥斯汀枪击案中的枪手于2006年成为合法永久居民，当时正值共和党总统乔治·W·布什执政时期。他回顾了过去共和党“庆祝‘大熔炉’式合法移民的乐趣”，并补充道：“这就是我们正在失去国家的原因，我们的移民系统就是个笑话，应该暂停所有移民。”
“伊斯兰教法与美国宪法不相容，不能凌驾于得州或美国法律之上，我将毫不妥协地坚守法治，捍卫西方文明不受伊斯兰主义者的攻击，”罗伊在给CNN的一份声明中说道。
帕克斯顿的竞选团队未回应置评请求，康yn的竞选团队也拒绝置评。
帕克斯顿声称康yn帮助“激进伊斯兰阿富汗人入侵得州”，显然是指康yn2021年联合提出的一项法案。康yn联合提出了《阿富汗特殊移民签证希望法案》（HOPE for Afghan SIVs Act），该法案加快了协助美军在阿富汗作战的阿富汗翻译和口译人员的移民流程。
一位熟悉该法案的消息人士告诉CNN，针对阿富汗人的审查和签证名额与康yn的《阿富汗特殊移民签证希望法案》无关，该法案仅涉及阿富汗人医疗检查的时间安排，目前已失效。
得州穆斯林：EPIC城与伊斯兰教法指控
穆斯林长期以来一直是得州公共生活的一部分，约占该州人口的2%。
但近年来，随着北得州一处伊斯兰社区开发项目的提议，该州对伊斯兰教法的担忧再次升温。该项目场地于2024年秋季被收购后，在州和联邦层面都遭到了反对。
东普莱诺伊斯兰中心（简称EPIC城）是位于达拉斯-沃斯堡都会区附近的一处占地402英亩的伊斯兰主题规划社区，将包含1000套住宅、一座清真寺、K-12宗教学校、老年护理中心和零售空间。
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2026年3月2日，得州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿在得州韦科为其参议员竞选集会的公开活动中亮相。
包括康yn和帕克斯顿在内的得州领导人已对该社区展开调查。康yn此前呼吁司法部调查宗教歧视指控，而帕克斯顿则聚焦于涉嫌违反州监管规定和得州证券法的行为。
EPIC城的律师丹·科格德尔曾在帕克斯顿的弹劾审判期间为其辩护，他在去年4月的新闻发布会上驳斥了有关伊斯兰教法的指控：“与EPIC相关的任何人、与该社区有关的任何人，都不遵循伊斯兰教法，也不支持或实施伊斯兰教法。”
乔治敦大学神学与宗教研究系助理教学教授穆罕默德·萨利赫·赛利根表示，他从未见过或听说过美国任何地方有试图实施伊斯兰教法的行为。
赛利根表示，他将伊斯兰教法定义为穆斯林遵循的一套宗教仪式，自建国之父时代起，它就与美国宪法共存。
“遵守宪法也是伊斯兰教法的一部分，”他补充道。
尽管如此，今年共和党初选选票上的10项无约束力提案中，有一项询问选民是否认为“得州应该禁止伊斯兰教法”。该提案以压倒性多数获得通过，近95%的初选选民投了“赞成”票，5%的选民投了“反对”票。
虽然投票结果不会立即触发任何行动，但它们确实向议员们传达了选民在2027年1月下一届立法会议前的态度，届时有关伊斯兰教法的法案可能会被纳入议事日程。2017年，得州州议会通过了一项涉及宗教法律框架的法案——《第45号众议院法案》，该法案禁止得州最高法院在某些家庭法案件中适用外国法律。
美国伊斯兰关系理事会（CAIR）是一个旨在全国范围内挑战反穆斯林歧视的公民自由组织，该组织也激怒了得州领导人，包括州长格雷格·阿博特。阿博特去年11月将该组织与穆斯林兄弟会一同列为外国恐怖组织和跨国犯罪组织。
CAIR奥斯汀分部运营经理沙伊玛·扎扬指责共和党人“非人化”穆斯林。“他们将我们用作恐吓民众的怪物，以此让人们投票给他们。他们将我们当作替罪羊，以获取政治职位和权力，”扎扬说道。
加州大学洛杉矶分校法学院教授哈立德·阿布·埃尔·法德尔表示，政客们此前曾“以温和的方式”表明穆斯林并非国内的敌人。
特朗普在首次竞选活动中就誓言禁止所有穆斯林移民，并实施了多项针对多数穆斯林国家的签证禁令，这一行为备受瞩目。
“‘基督教美国’这一论调的大胆程度已经升级，”阿布·埃尔·法德尔说道，他补充道，“那些曾试图改变政教分离司法原则的人此前仍有所顾忌，不确定自己能否做到这一点，他们只会间接地、隐晦地提出相关主张。但情况已经变了。”
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2024年10月，得州州众议员萨尔曼·博贾尼在奥斯汀的一场听证会上发言。
民主党州众议员萨尔曼·博贾尼是得州州议会中两名穆斯林议员之一，他表示，伊斯兰恐惧症一直存在，但如今“比以往任何时候都更不知廉耻、更令人恐惧”。
但作为巴基斯坦裔美国人、共和党人的本德堡县治安官阿里·谢赫ani表示，他就是穆斯林在共和党中受欢迎的绝佳例证。
谢赫ani告诉CNN，他从未因为自己的信仰遭遇过任何形式的报复，反而感受到了投票支持他的多元化群体的欢迎。
“他们从不让我觉得，你知道，我来自外地，我是巴基斯坦人之类的。他们只是把我当作他们中的一员，”他说道。
初选信息还是大选信息？
反伊斯兰言论在中期选举（包括得州和全国范围内）中会占据多大分量，即使是在全州范围内参与竞选的共和党战略家中，也引发了不同的看法。
明奇洛认为这一议题将会全国化，尤其是作为民主党和共和党之间的“分化点”。
“如果这是一个动员共和党选民出来投票的机会，你就会看到这类言论出现，”明奇洛说道。
总部位于得州奥斯汀和华盛顿特区的共和党战略家布伦丹·施泰因豪泽则认为，这一议题不会持续到中期选举。施泰因豪泽表示，谈论伊斯兰教法可能会流失一些中间选民，尤其是如果他们不涉及经济和就业等民生议题的话。
“我认为在大选中这一议题的影响力会相当有限。我不指望共和党候选人在大选中过多谈论这一问题，”施泰因豪泽说道。“因为我认为，这个问题只是初选中硬核共和党人、保守派的小众议题。”
‘It’s solid gold’: Some Texas Republicans ramp up criticisms of Muslims to energize primary voters
2026-04-11 08:57 AM ET / CNN
By Aleena Fayaz
2 hr ago
PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2026, 8:57 AM ET
Sen. John Cornyn, left, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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Running in a contentious race to keep his seat, Sen. John Cornyn put out an ad vowing to fight “radical Islam.”
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Cornyn’s opponent in the May 26 runoff, accused his rival of helping “radical Islamic Afghans invade Texas.”
Rep. Chip Roy, running to replace Paxton as attorney general in a runoff next month, has alleged without evidence that parts of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area, home to thousands of Muslims, have become what some Texas women believe to be “no-go zones” in which they are “increasingly feeling uncomfortable, as if they are somehow immersed in the Middle East.”
Certain Republicans in Texas have made anti-Islamic rhetoric part of their primary campaigns, arguing that Muslims have made the state less safe. That’s a notable message in the nation’s largest conservative state and one that’s echoed by a handful of Republicans nationally, including members of Congress.
Border issues have long animated conservatives – particularly in Texas, which has the longest section of US-Mexico border of any state – and were seen as critical to President Donald Trump’s 2024 victory.
Vinny Minchillo, a Republican strategist based in Plano, Texas, said that with illegal immigration hitting lows during Trump’s presidency, it made sense for GOP candidates to drive at another immigration-related concern and that opposition to Sharia law, or Islamic religious law, in particular was a winner in primaries.
“It is playing as well as anything I have ever seen with Texas Republican voters,” said Minchillo, who worked on the media team for Bush’s 2004 reelection campaign and Mitt Romney’s 2012 bid.“It’s solid gold.”
Muslim leaders living in Texas argue that the ramp-up of rhetoric endangers their communities and spreads misconceptions about Sharia law and about Islam in general.
“These congressmen and these state representatives live in neighborhoods where Muslims live. They shop at stores where Muslims shop,” said Sameena Karmally, an Indian American Muslim who lives in Collin County and previously ran for the state House in 2014.
Particularly with the outbreak of the war with Iran, Karmally argued, “They need some kind of demon and we’re going to be it.”
The recent Conservative Political Action Conference in Grapevine, Texas, leaned into the issue, featuring a panel called “Don’t Sharia My Texas,” in which one speaker, former Tarrant County GOP chairman Bo French, denounced what he called the “Islamification of Texas and America.”
Sen. John Cornyn speaks at a news conference at the Capitol in September.
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And a number of national Republicans, meanwhile, have called for the deportation of all Muslims or their exclusion from public life. Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee wrote: “Muslims don’t belong in American society. Pluralism is a lie.” Texas Rep. Brandon Gill said, “We will never stop Sharia law until we stop Muslim immigration.” Rep. Randy Fine of Florida posted: “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one.”
Several candidates in Texas have pointed to a deadly shooting in Austin, the state capital, in which the suspect, a naturalized US citizen from Senegal, attacked a nightlife district wearing a hoodie emblazoned with “Property of Allah.”
Roy noted that the gunman in the Austin shooting became a legal permanent resident in 2006, during Republican President George W. Bush’s presidency. He reflected on the past “GOP celebration of the joys of ‘melting pot’ legal immigration” and added: “This is why we are losing our country, our immigration system is a joke, and should PAUSE ALL immigration.”
“Sharia law is incompatible with the Constitution and cannot supersede Texas or US law, and I will continue to stand unapologetically for the rule of law and in defense of Western Civilization against the Islamists who attack it,” Roy told CNN in a statement.
The Paxton campaign did not respond to requests for comment, and the Cornyn campaign declined to comment.
Paxton’s allegation that Cornyn helped “radical Islamic Afghans invade Texas” was an apparent reference to legislation Cornyn co-sponsored in 2021. Cornyn co-sponsored the HOPE for Afghan SIVs Act, which accelerated the immigration process for Afghan interpreters and translators who assisted US forces in Afghanistan.
A source familiar with the legislation told CNN that the vetting and number of visas available to Afghans are separate from Cornyn’s Hope for Afghan SIVs Act, which only pertained to the timing of a medical exam for Afghans and has since expired.
Muslims in Texas: EPIC City and allegations of Sharia law
Muslims have long been a part of public life in Texas, making up roughly 2% of the state.
But concerns about Sharia law in the state reignited in recent years with the proposal of an Islamic community development in North Texas, which has faced pushback at the state and federal level after the site was purchased in fall 2024.
The East Plano Islamic Center, known as EPIC City, is a 402-acre Islamic-focused planned development near the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area that would include 1,000 homes, a mosque, K-12 religious school, senior living center and retail space.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears during a rally for his senatorial campaign at George’s Banquet Hall in Waco, Texas, U.S. March 2, 2026.
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Texas leaders, including Cornyn and Paxton, have pursued investigations into the community. Cornyn previously called upon the Justice Department to explore allegations of religious discrimination, while Paxton has focused on alleged violations related to state oversight and Texas securities law.
Dan Cogdell, an attorney for EPIC City who formerly represented Paxton during his impeachment trial, dismissed claims of Sharia law in a news conference last April: “No one associated with EPIC, no one associated with that community, follows Sharia law or is in favor of Sharia law or is implementing Sharia law.”
Dr. Mehmet Salih Sayilgan, an assistant teaching professor at Georgetown University’s Department of Theology and Religious Studies, says he has not seen or heard of any attempt to enact Sharia law anywhere in America.
Sayilgan says Sharia law, which he defines as a set of rituals Muslims follow, has coexisted with the US Constitution since the time of the Founding Fathers.
“Following the Constitution is also part of Islamic law,” he added.
Still, among the 10 non-binding propositions on this year’s Republican primary ballot was a question asking voters if they thought “Texas should prohibit Sharia Law.” The proposition yielded overwhelming support for prohibiting Sharia law in Texas, with nearly 95% of primary voters voting “yes,” while 5% said “no.”
While the results don’t trigger immediate action, they do indicate to lawmakers how voters feel ahead of the next legislative session in January 2027, where bills to address Sharia law could be on the agenda. In 2017, the Texas Legislature passed a bill that addressed religious legal frameworks – House Bill 45 – that prohibits the Texas Supreme Court from applying foreign laws in certain family law cases.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a civil liberties group formed to challenge anti- Muslim discrimination nationwide, has also drawn the ire of Texas leaders, including Gov. Greg Abbott, who designated the group, along with the Muslim Brotherhood, as a foreign terrorist organization and transnational criminal organization last November.
Shaimaa Zayan, the operations manager for CAIR Austin, accused Republicans of “dehumanizing” Muslims. “They are using us as a boogeyman to scare people so that they can vote for them. They are using us as a scapegoat to gain political positions and power,” Zayan said.
Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, says that politicians previously took “polite steps” of telling Muslims they are not the enemy domestically.
Trump notably launched his first campaign with a vow to bar all Muslim immigrants and instituted several visa bans on majority Muslim countries.
“The boldness in the thesis of a Christian America has moved,” Abou El Fadl said, adding, “Those who wanted to change the jurisprudence of separation between church and state were still shy about it and still unsure about their ability to do so, and they would, you know, it would come out in indirectly, suggestively. But things have changed.”
Texas State Rep. Salman Bhojani spaeks during a hearing in Austin, Texas, in October 2024.
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Democratic state Rep. Salman Bhojani, who is one of two Muslims in the Texas state House, says there has always been Islamophobia but noted it is “more shameless and scary than ever.”
But Fort Bend County Constable Ali Sheikhani, a Pakistani American and a Republican, said he is a prime example that Muslim people are welcome in the GOP.
Sheikhani told CNN he has never experienced any type of retaliation for his faith but rather felt welcomed by the diverse set of individuals who voted for him.
“They never let me feel like, you know, I’m from outside and I’m from Pakistan or anything. They just treat me like one of them,” he said.
A primary message or a general election message?
The question of how much anti-Islam messaging will factor into the midterm elections – both in Texas and nationally – prompts different responses even among Republican strategists who are immersed in campaigns statewide.
Minchillo believes the issue will nationalize, particularly as a “differentiator” between Democrats and Republicans.
“If it’s an opportunity to rev up Republicans and get them to come out and vote, you’re going to see this,” Minchillo said.
Brendan Steinhauser, a Republican strategist based in Austin, Texas, and Washington, DC, thinks the issue won’t last through the midterms. Steinhauser said by talking about Sharia law, campaigns may lose some voters in the middle, especially if they are not touching on pocketbook issues like the economy and jobs.
“I think it’ll be quite limited in the general. I don’t expect Republican candidates to talk about it as much in the general,” Steinhauser said. “Because I think that this issue is a niche issue among kind of hardcore Republicans, conservatives in primaries.”