Aug 4, 2025
In Mesquite, Texas, concerns are growing over the close ties between the Mesquite Islamic Center (MIC) and the local public school system. MIC—one of East Dallas’s largest mosques—is in the midst of a $2 million expansion that includes a gym, playground, and large community spaces, all while its affiliated Muslim Student Association (MSA) becomes increasingly active inside Mesquite Independent School District (MISD) high schools. Publicly framed as community building, this outreach also serves as “dawah,” an Islamic term for proselytizing, which in authoritative Islamic law is considered a required step before waging jihad against non-Muslims. While mosque leaders promote their expansion as a way to welcome neighbors and host interfaith events, their own descriptions reveal a broader mission of influencing both Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the area—raising serious questions about the separation of religion and state in taxpayer-funded schools.
The MIC leadership has openly discussed using its prime location and new facilities to extend its reach beyond its congregation, targeting surrounding neighborhoods for “dawah” activities. For many, this is not simply about cultural exchange but about the advancement of an ideological agenda. Historical Islamic legal texts, such as Reliance of the Traveller, approved by leading Sunni authorities, frame dawah as the necessary precursor to warfare against non-believers who refuse to convert or submit under Islamic rule. While the mosque presents its initiatives as harmless community engagement, critics argue that embedding religiously affiliated student clubs within public schools creates a pipeline for faith-based recruitment under the cover of inclusivity—potentially advancing a worldview that is incompatible with constitutional principles and Western freedoms.
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SOURCE: RAIR Foundation