Tennessee Republican draws criticism from Democrats for Islamophobic rant
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Tennessee Republican Representative Andy Ogles sparked controversy after posting a series of Islamophobic statements on social media on Monday. Ogles wrote that Muslims "don't belong in American society" and suggested they should live in countries belonging to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. His posts included mugshots of individuals he identified as being from Somalia and Senegal, and he criticized a statement from New York City's Muslim mayor regarding an attempted bombing. Democratic lawmakers and religious tolerance groups, such as the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, condemned Ogles's remarks as bigoted and unconstitutional. Critics emphasized the importance of religious freedom and the long history of Muslims in the United States.
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