Valentina Gomez, a 25-year-old political activist and former Republican candidate, interrupted a Muslim civic engagement event at the Texas State Capitol by taking the stage and delivering a speech critical of Islam. The event, aimed at encouraging political participation among Muslim Americans, was briefly disrupted as attendees responded with chants of “Allahu Akbar.” Gomez later shared a video of the incident on social media, voicing her opposition to what she called the “Islamization of Amer

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