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Tuesday 03 Feb 2015 - 12:26 Makkah mean time-14-4-1436  Texas, (IINA) - A largely Muslim group rallying for religious tolerance in Texas, USA, was interrupted by a small group of protesters on Thursday, Christian Today news agency reported.
The Texas Muslim Capitol Day event was repeatedly interrupted by people proclaiming themselves to be Christians and demanding that Muslims leave the country and go to the Middle East.
Ruth Nasrullah of the Houston branch of the Council of American-Islamic Relations who was there to provide the opening remarks was shocked.
"As soon as I got to the lectern, that woman came and grabbed the microphone out of my hands. It made us feel a little unsafe," she admitted.
As the group of about 600 sang the national anthem and began with the programme, the protesters shouted, "Go home. You ain't going to be happy here and other intolerant messages.
Reports indicate that there are about half a million Muslims in Texas. Republican state Representative Molly White issued a message to those that wished to visit her office.
It is noteworthy that some Islamic activist organizations have reported an increase in anti-Muslim activity since the attack at Charlie Hebdo in Paris earlier last month.
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