Texas Parents Beware: Mosque-to-School Pipeline Exposed in Mesquite Public Schools — Islamic Invitation Broadcast Throughout Classrooms (Video)

In the heart of Texas, a mosque is booming, and it’s not just expanding its walls. It’s extending its reach.

Behind the scenes, the Mesquite Islamic Center (MIC), one of the largest mosques in East Dallas, is quietly embedding itself into the fabric of local public institutions. As its minarets rise and its footprint expands, MIC’s ideological influence appears to be seeping into taxpayer-funded schools—raising urgent questions about the line between religion and public education.

At the same time that the Mesquite Islamic Center (MIC) is launching a sweeping $2 million expansion of its physical campus, including a new gymnasium, community center, and playground, its ideological reach is also growing.

A key outreach arm closely tied to the mosque, the Muslim Student Association (MSA), is now actively operating inside Mesquite Independent School District (MISD) high schools.

The question now facing local parents and taxpayers is this: Are public schools in Mesquite being used as vehicles for religious recruitment—under the radar and with institutional approval?

---

A $2 Million Expansion—and a Mission Far Beyond Worship

In a recent video interview, Mesquite Islamic Center leaders laid out ambitious plans for a 20,000-square-foot expansion to accommodate their growing congregation. “Alhamdulillah,” one speaker repeated frequently, thanking Allah for the booming Muslim community in Mesquite and surrounding towns like Forney, which they described as an affordable hub attracting new Muslim families.

According to the presentation, the expansion will include:

• A 9,100 square foot gymnasium and multipurpose hall
• A playground and field area for children
• 50 additional parking spaces
• Backroad access to reduce neighborhood traffic
• A dedicated space for community events, Islamic weddings (nikahs), and interfaith meetings

The speakers also emphasized that the mosque’s location—just off one of Dallas’s busiest highways—makes it an ideal center for outreach (or “dawah”) not just to Muslims, but to the surrounding non-Muslim population. “We want to open this back street so we can ease the traffic off our main street,” one MIC leader said, “and help with the Dawa for our overall neighbors.”

In Islamic parlance, “dawah” refers to the act of proselytizing—inviting others to embrace Islam.’

While those at MIC mosque will undoubtedly present this outreach as harmless, it is important for Americans to understand the true nature of Dawah. According to authoritative Islamic teachings, Dawah is not merely an invitation to convert; it is a legal requirement in Islam before Muslims can wage war on non-believers. Islamic law, as outlined in Um Dat al Salik (Reliance of the Traveller), a manual approved by Al Azhar University—the highest authority in Sunni Islam—states in Book O, Justice, o9.8:

“The caliph makes war upon Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians provided he has first invited them to enter Islam in faith and practice… and the war continues until they become Muslim or else pay the non-Muslim poll tax (jizya).”

The process is clear: first comes Dawah, then comes Jihad.

This doctrine is echoed in Muhammad’s teachings, which Muslims are instructed to follow as the “most perfect example of a man.” Classical manuals of Islamic law, such as Al-Hidayah, confirm this sequence:

“The Prophet did not commence combat with a people without first inviting them to Islam.”

But what kind of “dawah” is the Mesquite Islamic Center really promoting?

On January 14, 2022, the mosque posted a sermon on its official YouTube channel by Texas Islamic scholar Abdulrazzak Junaid, in which he denounced feminism as a Western tool of enslavement and declared that Islam alone honors and dignifies women. He told worshippers:

“This idea of feminism and whatnot—it’s just to enslave [women] in the capitalist society. Go to work and work for your boss and make some money, instead of spending time with the kids that you bore… We have to remind these woman folk that motherhood is such a beautiful thing.”

“Islam gave [women] their rights. We honor them… at a level no Western society can match.”

It’s important to understand that the so-called “rights” for women described in the video are not rights at all—they are often mandatory obligations, enforced through fear and brutal punishment. In many Islamic regimes, failure to comply can result in years of imprisonment, where rape is used as a tool of control, as seen in Iran, or even execution by stoning, as still happens in parts of Afghanistan.

This isn’t just a critique of Western feminism. It’s the imposition of a rigid, oppressive system that strips women of true freedom and punishes independent choice with violence and death.

These are not fringe views—they are being preached on MIC’s main platform to its growing congregation. This is the same mosque now embedding itself in public schools, hosting youth events for MISD students, and expanding into one of the most visible Islamic institutions in North Texas.

Is this the worldview Mesquite ISD is helping introduce to students—without parental knowledge or consent?

---

Muslim Student Association Actively Embeds in Mesquite Schools—With Full Cooperation from the District?

As the Mesquite Islamic Center (MIC) pours millions into expanding its physical footprint, its ideological reach is quietly growing inside the walls of local public schools—through the Muslim Student Association (MSA).

In an interview from March 2025, MIC leadership openly confirmed that MSA chapters are active in at least two Mesquite ISD high schools. But it wasn’t just an acknowledgment—it was a celebration.

One MIC representative proudly described how, on the day before Ramadan, two Muslim students affiliated with the MSA were allowed to take over the official school-wide PA system to announce “Ramadan Mubarak” and invite the entire student body to attend Friday night prayers at the mosque.

“Both of those high schools, they have MSAs… It was announced on the PA system by two of the Shabab. They wished everybody a Ramadan Mubarak… one of them is inviting the whole school to Salat al-Jumu’ah this upcoming Friday,” the speaker said.

This isn’t interfaith dialogue or an after-school club activity. This is direct religious proselytization, during school hours, using publicly funded communication infrastructure to recruit students—regardless of their faith—to attend Islamic worship services.

Would Mesquite ISD allow a Christian student group to use the intercom to invite students to Sunday church? Would a Jewish student group be permitted to promote synagogue attendance for Shabbat? Would a Hindu club be allowed to celebrate Diwali over the loudspeakers?

If any of these had occurred, groups like CAIR, SPLC, and the ACLU would be mobilizing media outrage overnight.

But when it’s the seditious and supremacist Muslim Student Association? Silence.

---

The Mosque-School Pipeline Is Real—and Documented

Following this revelation, RAIR Foundation USA launched an investigation and confirmed that two high schools in the immediate vicinity of the Mesquite Islamic Center—Poteet High School and Vanguard High School—host active MSA chapters.

At Poteet High School, the MSA’s own public Instagram account shows that the group had also invited Ustadh Ahmad Hajir, the Youth Director of the Mesquite Islamic Center, to speak inside the school library about “The Importance of Ramadan.” The event included snacks, refreshments, and direct religious instruction.

That same MSA later partnered with MIC to promote a “Ramadan Youth Iftar” at the mosque, explicitly targeting public school students aged 13 and up. The flyer posted on the Poteet’s MSA Instagram page encouraged students to fast for a day, attend prayers at the mosque, and bring “questions about Islam.”

Meanwhile, Vanguard High School’s official Facebook page promoted another MSA event titled “What Is Islam?” The announcement urged all students to attend a session “to learn about the core beliefs, values, and traditions of Islam”—again, inside a public school classroom, sponsored by a staff member.

These are not isolated incidents. This is a pattern, a deliberate, organized, and mosque-coordinated effort to embed Islamic outreach inside taxpayer-funded institutions, with school administration either unaware, unconcerned, or complicit.

---

The MSA Is Not Just a “Student Club”

For school officials and parents who may not be familiar, the Muslim Student Association (MSA) is not a benign, apolitical student club. It was founded in 1963 by members of the Muslim Brotherhood, the same global Islamic movement that gave rise to Hamas, Al-Qaeda, and other radical organizations. While MSA presents itself as a support network for Muslim students, its ideological roots—and its behavior across American campuses—tell a far more troubling story.

According to its own mission statement as of 2020, the MSA aims to “facilitate the spiritual, religious, social, and civic growth” of Muslim students and ensure all local chapters are “professionally supported.” But in practice, many chapters operate as ideological training grounds for Islamic political activism, particularly on college campuses—and increasingly, in high schools.

Across the U.S., MSA chapters have been linked to:

• Anti-Jewish and anti-Western propaganda
• Pro-Hamas rallies and calls for “intifada” (armed uprising)
• Promotion of Sharia (Islamic law) and Islamic supremacy
• Partnerships with extremist groups like Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)
• Attempts to normalize Islamic worship practices in secular spaces
• Hosting speakers with documented ties to radical jihadist networks

In 2004 and again in 2011, MSA West hosted radical speaker Amir Abdel Maik Ali, whom the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) identified as a “leading domestic jihadist” and supporter of Hamas and Hezbollah. At a 2011 event at UCLA, Ali led students in a modified “pledge of allegiance” that invoked the Muslim Brotherhood’s motto, a call for global Islamic supremacy. He also praised suicide bombings and dismissed terrorist plots like the Times Square and airline bombing attempts as “fake hogwash.” This is the type of extremist rhetoric celebrated and platformed by MSA chapters, yet school districts continue to treat these groups as harmless cultural clubs.

In some documented cases, former MSA members have gone on to join terrorist organizations. As reported by multiple intelligence and watchdog groups, a number of individuals tied to MSA chapters have later joined or supported organizations like Al-Qaeda or ISIS. One such speaker, described as a “leading domestic jihadist,” was hosted by multiple MSA events before becoming a convicted terrorist recruiter.

The Muslim Brotherhood itself, MSA’s founding body, was designated a terrorist organization by multiple countries, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates. And in 2004, during the Holy Land Foundation terror financing trial, federal investigators uncovered internal Brotherhood documents identifying the MSA as part of a wider U.S.-based strategy of “civilizational jihad.”

In short, the MSA is not just a “faith-based student club.” It is a religious-political activist network with an ideological agenda, operating under the camouflage of diversity and inclusion.

And yet, in Mesquite, it appears to be functioning as a recruitment pipeline for the Mesquite Islamic Center—leveraging public school platforms, receiving faculty support, and facing zero transparency or accountability.

While not all MSA chapters are alike, the question remains: Why are taxpayer-funded schools offering space and legitimacy to a group with such a troubling national track record?

---

Troubling Questions Demand Urgent Answers

The facts uncovered raise critical concerns for Mesquite ISD and every parent in the district:

• Are public schools knowingly facilitating Islamic religious recruitment during school hours?
• Have parents been notified or given the opportunity to opt their children out of these events?
• Are MSAs being held to the same legal and constitutional standards as other religious or political student organizations?
• Do administrators understand the ideological roots and broader agenda of the Muslim Student Association?
• And why is the Mesquite Islamic Center allowed to send its Youth Director into public schools for religious events without public oversight?

Until these questions are addressed, the integrity of the school system—and the rights of every non-Muslim student in Mesquite—are at risk.

---

Parents Left in the Dark?

As of publication, Mesquite ISD has not issued any public statement acknowledging the ideological origins of the MSA or offering guidance to parents. A search of school websites reveals vague club listings with little to no explanation of the MSA’s purpose or activities.

Calls to several schools for comment were either unreturned or redirected to administrative offices. One local parent, who asked to remain anonymous, said she was “shocked” to learn that her child’s school had a Muslim Student Association operating on campus.

“No one told us this group was there. They talk about diversity and inclusion, but if this were a Christian missionary group doing the same thing, people would be outraged.”

---

A Coordinated Strategy?

When viewed in full, the pattern unfolding in Mesquite is difficult to ignore. The mosque’s multimillion-dollar expansion, the strategic push to attract Muslim families into nearby Forney, and the embedding of Muslim Student Association (MSA) chapters inside public schools all point to something far more calculated than simple demographic growth.

A broader, coordinated strategy appears to be at work:

• Build religious infrastructure to serve as both spiritual center and community hub
• Populate surrounding suburbs with ideologically aligned families who will anchor and support Islamic institutions
• Embed ideological outreach into public institutions—particularly schools—under the guise of diversity, student engagement, or interfaith understanding
• Secure long-term cultural and political influence through gradual normalization of Islamic norms, values, and leaders within civic life

According to national security experts and former counterterrorism officials, this is not a theoretical concern. It mirrors—almost point for point—a long-term plan outlined by the Muslim Brotherhood itself in a now-infamous internal memorandum seized by the FBI in 2004 during the Holy Land Foundation terror financing trial.

In that document, titled “An Explanatory Memorandum on the General Strategic Goal for the Brotherhood in North America,” the Muslim Brotherhood described its mission as a “civilizational jihad” process. The goal, it said, was:

“A kind of grand jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and ‘sabotaging’ its miserable house by their hands… so that it is eliminated and God’s religion is made victorious over all other religions.”

Unlike violent or kinetic jihad, civilization jihad is waged subtly—through institutions, culture, and law. It is a long-term, nonviolent strategy to infiltrate American society from within: building mosques, founding student groups, engaging in interfaith dialogue, influencing media and education, and slowly shifting public norms in favor of Islamic governance and values.

The plan specifically cited the establishment of Muslim organizations on college campuses—including the Muslim Student Association—as key operational tools in this strategy. Many of the Brotherhood’s early American front groups, including MSA, ISNA (Islamic Society of North America), and CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations), were named in the memo as part of what the authors described as a “settlement process” in the West.

What we are witnessing in Mesquite—with the MIC’s expansion, the promotion of Muslim-friendly housing patterns in Forney, and the active presence of MSAs in local public high schools—closely aligns with this blueprint. It is not simply a religious community growing organically. It is an ideological infrastructure being constructed deliberately—under the radar, through public institutions, and with the long-term goal of reshaping the local political and cultural landscape.

If left unchallenged, this soft encroachment could lead to the normalization of Islamic values and agendas within the American public square—starting, as it already has, in taxpayer-funded schools.

---

Call to Action: What Mesquite and All American Parents Need to Know

• Contact your school administrators and ask if your child’s school has an MSA chapter. Demand transparency.
• Request the MSA’s charter or constitution. Does it mention Islam explicitly? Does it cite religious texts or proselytizing objectives?
• Ask your children directly. Have they been approached by MSA members? Have they attended meetings or been given religious literature?
• Demand equal standards. If Islamic clubs are allowed to operate, are Christian or Jewish clubs afforded the same support?

If you are a parent, student, teacher, or administrator in Mesquite with information about MSA activity in schools or concerns about pressure, exclusion, or religious indoctrination, you are urged to come forward. We fully protect all of our sources and all information you would like to remain confidential will be protected. Your voice could protect the next generation from a future they never consented to.

And finally:

Please contact the Principal of Poteet High School, Dr. Kelly Long, and demand answers.

Ask whether school officials were aware that religious instruction and mosque recruitment efforts were being conducted on campus through the Muslim Student Association. Insist on transparency and accountability.

Email: here (scroll down to the bottom of the page for the form)
Phone: 972.882.5300

Please contact Clinton Elsasser, Principal of Vanguard High School in Mesquite, and make your voice heard.

Let him know that you do not consent to public schools being used to promote Islam, mosque-led events, or religious holidays like Eid, especially without transparency or parental approval. Taxpayer-funded institutions should not be facilitating religious recruitment—especially without parental knowledge or approval.

Email: [email protected]
Phone: (972) 882‑0001

The post Texas Parents Beware: Mosque-to-School Pipeline Exposed in Mesquite Public Schools — Islamic Invitation Broadcast Throughout Classrooms (Video) appeared first on RAIR.