Rallies scheduled across the country on Saturday, including in Austin, aim to attack Islamic law. (Ilana Panich-Linsman/For The Washington Post)An increasingly vocal anti-Muslim activist group has kicked off protests in numerous cities across the country, marching in opposition to Islamic law, which the group believes is threatening American society. In Austin, ACT protesters were met with counterprotest group Texas Against Islamophobia, and anti-fascist demonstrators masked in red and black bandanas. On each side, there were protesters who identified themselves as liberals, but Annie, 36, a stay-at-home mom from Austin said liberals protesting against sharia law are either misinformed or “willfully ignorant” of what sharia law is. “They’re saying they’re protecting women or other liberal values, but they don’t realize who they’re standing next to,” Annie said.

Source: Washington Post June 10, 2017 13:09 UTC