Largest US Muslim advocacy group suspends Florida operations over ‘terrorist’ designation law

WASHINGTON: Muslim advocacy group Council ​on American-Islamic Relations has suspended operations in Florida after the enforcement of a law that gave state officials power to designate groups as “terrorist organizations,” state officials and CAIR said. Earlier this year, Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a measure giving him and other state officials the power to designate groups as “terrorist organizations” and expel students who support them. Human rights groups say th

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