{"id":381487,"date":"2026-07-21T21:39:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T21:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/381487\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T21:39:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T21:39:12","slug":"sharia-already-here-speaker-tells-plano-mosque-open-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/381487\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharia \u2018Already Here,\u2019 Speaker Tells Plano Mosque Open House"},"content":{"rendered":"

An open house at a Plano mosque drew attention Saturday when a speaker present stated that \u201cSharia is already here.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to The<\/a> Dallas Express<\/a>, the meeting took place at the Islamic Association of Collin County and was organized by WhyIslam Dallas in partnership with GainPeace and ICNA Dallas.<\/p>\n

The event, entitled \u201cUnderstanding Islam & Shariah: Myths vs Facts,\u201d provided an opportunity to \u201clearn about Islam, ask questions, and engage in respectful, meaningful conversations,\u201d according to a posting<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The statements made by GainPeace Executive Director Dr. Sabeel Ahmed<\/a>\u00a0were in reference to the moral and religious practices already being carried out by Muslims living in the area. \u201cRight now, as you eat your lunch [provided by the event], you are part of the practice of Sharia by Muslims,\u201d said Ahmed.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome people may fear Sharia is coming to the U.S. Do not fear. Sharia is not coming to the U.S. And the reason it is not coming to the U.S. is because it is already here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ahmed described Sharia as a religious practice, rather than state-enforced law as it is in some middle eastern countries.<\/p>\n

Many individuals attended the event to either express their opposition or support to Islam and Sharia.<\/p>\n

Edwin Isagholi, an Iran-born resident of Rockwall and convert to Christianity from Islam, stated outside the event that he \u201ccame from Iran\u201d and \u201clived under full force of Sharia law.\u201d<\/p>\n

Isagholi also stated that \u201cIslam becomes offensive the minute it takes power \u2026 That is when you see the apostasy laws, where they\u2019re being killed for leaving their religion in my country, Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n

In contrast to Isagholi\u2019s comments, Jacob Kennedy of Indivisible Frisco<\/a>\u00a0stated<\/a> that while he opposes \u201cany attempt to impose religious law in the United States,\u201d he also believes \u201cMuslims remain free to practice their faith privately.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a huge problem in Texas, particularly in the Dallas area, with mass Islamic migration,\u201d U.S. Rep. Brandon Gill<\/a> (R\u2013Flower Mound) told<\/a> The Dallas Express. \u201cIt is transforming local communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additionally, former FBI counterterrorism agent John Guandolo stated<\/a> during an interview in April that \u201cthere is a massive jihadi network and movement in the United States\u201d and that the invasion \u201cis much more an espionage counter-intelligence subversion.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Hunter Burney is a writer for Texas Scorecard. A native Texan, convert to Catholicism, and husband to a beautiful wife, Hunter is passionate about empowering Texans to pursue what is True, Good, and Beautiful. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An open house at a Plano mosque drew attention Saturday when a speaker present stated that \u201cSharia is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":381488,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[123029,160,162,161],"class_list":["post-381487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-plano","tag-islamification","tag-plano","tag-plano-headlines","tag-plano-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=381487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381487\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/381488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=381487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=381487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=381487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}