An investigation by the RAIR Foundation has exposed that a planned Islamic development near Houston is being spearheaded by a known Muslim Brotherhood operative.
In Katy, about 30 miles west of Houston, an investigation by the RAIR Foundation has uncovered that the Al-Huda Islamic Center plans to build a 30-acre development aimed at serving the Muslim community.
The development would feature a mosque, a K-12 school, an Islamic university, three-story apartment buildings, a health clinic, sports fields, recreational facilities, and a strip mall. The project is estimated to cost between $70 and $80 million.
The report identifies Main Al Qudah as the driving force behind the project and reveals he is tied to the Muslim Brotherhood, which Texas officials have designated as a foreign terrorist organization.
The Muslim Brotherhood promotes the belief that Islam is a comprehensive system governing all aspects of life from personal faith to public policy, commonly referred to as Sharia law. The organization has also been accused of raising funds for Hamas and the Palestinian branch of the brotherhood, as well as endorsed terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians.
Al Qudah came to the United States from Jordan in 2000 on a temporary religious worker visa. He arrived at the invitation of the Islamic Society of Arlington in Texas, which faced heightened scrutiny following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.
RAIR reported that former Arlinton Imam Moataz Al-Hallak had ties to bin Laden and maintained a close relationship with his secretary, who was convicted in connection with the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings that killed 224 people, including 12 Americans.
The report stated that Al Qudah was brought to the United States to stabilize the mosque. When his deportation proceedings failed to remove him from the country, it was revealed that he had a lifelong streak in activism with the Muslim Brotherhood, including that his father and uncle were also members.
Additionally, RAIR also highlighted several fatwas written by Al Qudah. The rulings included permitting a husband to beat his wife as a way to show disapproval if all peaceful remedies fail, declaring that Muslims must reject the disbelief among non-Muslims, and affirming that apostasy is punishable by death under an Islamic state.
However, his ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and problematic beliefs are not the only concern.
The report also revealed that Al Qudah works closely with another Muslim Brotherhood operative, Hamed Ghazali, who was named in the Brotherhood’s 1991 Explanatory Memorandum as a key architect of its plan to destroy Western Civilization.
According to the report, Ghazali now develops Islamic curricula for schools across North America and has advocate using Texas’ school choice program to support Islamic teachings.
After Gov. Greg Abbott signed the school choice measure into law, Al Qudah openly encouraged Muslim parents to take advantage of the program.
“Islamic schools actually have to take full advantage of this program,” Al Qudah said. “Muslim parents have to take advantage of this program because one of the main obstacles of sending kids to Islamic schools… is the tuition fees.”
The RAIR Foundation is calling on Abbott, Attorney General Ken Paxton, and the Texas Legislature to investigate the development and its developers.
“Governor Abbott, AG Paxton, Texas Legislature — LAUNCH A FULL INVESTIGATION NOW into Al Qudah, Ghazali, Al-Huda Islamic Center, foreign funding, and voucher abuse,” RAIR wrote. “Rural Texas farmland is being turned into a strategic no-go zone beachhead.”
“Demand transparency and halt the Brotherhood’s plan before it’s too late.”
