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Sharia Invades Texas

Sep 2, 2026

Sharia is already here! 

A Dallas-area organization calling itself the Islamic Tribunal put its own language online exposing its efforts to advance Sharia law in the area. The group’s founders and advisers include several men formally trained in Islamic law.

For example, Dr. Bassam Obeid holds a bachelor’s degree in Sharia from the Islamic University of Madinah, and Imam Moujahed Bakhach earned a master’s degree in Islamic law from Al-Azhar University. This tribunal’s website used the following language:

  • It called its decision-makers “judges.”

  • It said disputes would be resolved according to “Islamic Jurisprudence and its Shari’ah or Law.”

  • It said its purpose was to settle “any dispute among Muslims residing in the USA.”

  • And most strikingly, it reportedly claimed to operate “under the approval of the Texas Judicial system.”

  • Its decisions, according to the language cited by Texas officials, were described as “final according to Islamic jurisprudence.”

That is not the language of a Bible study group or a pastor offering advice. It is the language of a body presenting itself as an official court recognized in America. Only it isn’t. And Texas officials noticed.

This Sharia law is dangerous because it attacks the core of our Constitution with foreign rules that fly in the face of our protected freedoms. We urgently need to fight back and stop this from happening anywhere in America!

Send your urgent faxes to Congress to support two bills (H.R. 5722 and S. 3009) that will restrict the spread of Sharia-based practices in the United States.

Gov. Greg Abbott called for investigations. Attorney General Ken Paxton opened a formal inquiry into this Tribunal, but then something interesting happened. The Tribunal’s language instantly changed, which shows that from the beginning it was trying to push the envelope and establish itself as having the force of law.
 
But our concerns extend beyond one organization or one state. No Islamic tribunal should be able to exercise civil authority that overrides state law or undermines our Constitution.
 
This is something that must be addressed at a national level.

Because if one state takes this seriously while another state turns away, we do not have one legal standard. We have a patchwork. And a patchwork is exactly where parallel systems can take root, then fester, and finally destroy our nation.

The United States needs unmistakable legal clarity: No foreign, religious, or ideological legal code should ever supersede the Constitution, American civil law, or the fundamental rights of an American citizen.

That line should not depend on whether you live in Texas, California, Michigan, or New York. It should be clear and it should be enforced.

Right now, there are bills in both chambers of Congress that will address this dangerous invasion of Sharia-based practices into America.

Send as many urgent FAXES as possible to Congress. Demand that lawmakers protect America from Sharia and preserve our constitutional freedoms.

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Support H.R. 5722 and S. 3009 to stop the implementation of Sharia in America. Send your faxes now.

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Sources: 

Abbott, Gov. Greg. “Governor Abbott Calls For Investigations Into Sharia Courts,” Office of the Texas Governor, November 19, 2025. Gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/Sharia_Courts_Letter.pdf. 

“Attorney General Ken Paxton Takes Legal Action as Part of a Landmark Investigation Into an Alleged Effort to Impose Sharia Law on Texas,” Office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, April 6, 2026. Texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-takes-legal-action-part-landmark-investigation-alleged-effort-impose. 

Elwalid Shetewy v. Mediation Institute of North Texas, LLC (MINT), Islamic Tribunal (IT), Moujahed Bakhach, Ahmed Abouseif, Iman Bakhach, and Taher Elbadawi Appeal from 17th District Court of Tarrant County (opinion) (Tex. App. 2021). Law.justia.com/cases/texas/second-court-of-appeals/2021/02-20-00232-cv.html. 

“H.R. 5722 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act.” Congress.gov. Accessed August 31, 2026. Congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5722.  

“S. 3009 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act.” Congress.gov. Accessed August 31, 2026. Congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3009.

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