Pakistan, May 15 -- Muslim American organisations have criticised recent congressional hearings led by Republican lawmakers, arguing that the sessions are being used to stigmatise Muslim communities and fuel fear-based narratives in the United States (US).

The controversy follows a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing titled "Sharia-Free America: Why Political Islam and Sharia Law are Incompatible with the US Constitution," organised by Republican lawmakers this week. A similar hearing was also held earlier this year.

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Republicans have framed the hearings as a response to concerns over political Islam and the role of sharia law, with some lawmakers arguing that such ideologies conf...