DeSoto state senator wants to ban Sharia law following Muslim judge’s appointment
Mississippi Sen. Michael McLendon, R-Hernando, asks a question during floor debate about general bills March 13, 2024, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP file)
After the appointment of a Muslim municipal judge in a small Mississippi town, some state Republicans have attacked Sharia, or Islamic law, proposing several measures to prohibit its implementation in the state.
That includes Andy Gipson, commissioner of agriculture and commerce and gubernatorial candidate who has said in recent days he would even criminalize advocacy of Sharia law.
State Sen. Michael McLendon, R-Hernando, also announced Wednesday he would file the “Don’t Sharia Mississippi Act” during the coming 2027 legislative session. The seven bill package would strengthen already existing protections against Sharia law in addition to banning Islamic head coverings in state courts, among other things.
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Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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