Day: February 18, 2025

Clerics & Preachers

An Islamic enclave in Texas? The urban project that could impose Sharia law near Dallas There are fears that the project would implement a governance model based on Islamic principles that could conflict with the U.S. legal and cultural framework.

February 18, 2025   

(Voz) In Texas, an ambitious urban development project has triggered intense debate. It is EPIC City, a planned community near Dallas that, according to its promoters, will follow Sharia or Islamic law. The initiative, led by the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) and […]

Demonstrations

Activists warn of emerging terror-linked group in Germany Activists and lawmakers have called on Germany and Europe to ban Masar Badil, a group that promotes 'armed struggle,' commended the October 7 massacre, and maintains ties with Hamas and PFLP.

February 18, 2025   

(Jerusalem Post) Hamas officials starring in online sessions, summer camps for youth promoting radicalizing ideologies, and protests calling to “defeat the European Union” — all of these are led on European soil by Masar Badil, an emerging organization with ties to officials […]

Academics & Education

‘It’s a gut punch’: Muslim group calls on Houston ISD to reinstate Eid al-Fitr as school holiday Houston ISD’s 2025-26 calendar does not include a day off for Eid al-Fitr, one of two major holidays for Muslims. The district had implemented a school holiday for Eid in 2023.

February 18, 2025   

(Houston Public Media) Houston ISD’s calendar for next school year does not include a holiday for Eid al-Fitr — one of the biggest celebrations in the Islamic faith — and a local Muslim organization is calling on the district to reinstate it. […]