{"id":405695,"date":"2026-08-13T18:26:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T18:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/405695\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T18:26:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T18:26:19","slug":"dallas-fort-worth-airport-to-install-islamic-foot-wash-stations-inside-bathrooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/405695\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas-Fort Worth airport to install Islamic foot wash stations inside bathrooms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport\u00a0will install Islamic foot wash stations inside bathrooms at the facility, according to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.<\/p>\n<p>The project was officially registered with Texas regulators on July 31, according to documents detailing the project.<\/p>\n<p>The installation of the Wudu ablution stations is expected to be complete by the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProject consists of adding Ablution stations to existing concourse-level restrooms in Terminal D, one Men\u2019s ablution station in existing men\u2019s restroom and one Women\u2019s ablution station in the existing women\u2019s restroom,\u201d the project details read.<\/p>\n<p>It is privately funded and expected to cost around $300,000, the documents state.<\/p>\n<p>The updates aim to prevent water on standard restroom floors and protect sink counters.<\/p>\n<p>Similar low-level basins and interfaith spaces already exist at other\u00a0major international airport hubs\u00a0across the U.S., including Chicago O\u2019Hare.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"40321639\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2023-airport-officials-coordinators-say-137292834.jpg\" alt=\"Travelers at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) on a busy day.\" class=\"wp-image-40321639\"  \/>Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport\u00a0will install Islamic foot wash stations inside bathrooms at the facility, according to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"40321645\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-edinburgh-scotland-recent-census-137292238.jpg\" alt=\"A person washing their foot with running water from a faucet in a room with white tiled walls.\" class=\"wp-image-40321645\"  \/>The installation of the Wudu ablution stations is expected to be complete by the end of the year. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Some conservatives were\u00a0outraged online\u00a0over the project plan, while others urged people to take a more measured approach, noting that the new stations are not about pushing any ideology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople are freaking out over foot-washing stations at DFW, but let\u2019s look at the actual facts before jumping to conclusions. This isn\u2019t about pushing an ideology \u2014 it\u2019s basic airport management,\u201d conservative activist Ryan Fournier wrote on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSafety &amp; Plumbing: People washing their feet in standard bathroom sinks creates soaked, slippery floors and breaks the counters. Low-level wudu basins keep the restrooms dry and safe for everyone,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStandard Infrastructure: DFW is one of the busiest travel hubs on the planet. Major U.S. airports like Chicago O\u2019Hare and Indianapolis have had these and\u00a0interfaith rooms\u00a0for years to handle international traffic cleanly,\u201d Fournier added.<\/p>\n<p>Fournier said the addition is \u201cjust about keeping the bathrooms clean and preventing people from slipping on wet tiles. Plain and simple.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital reached out to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Gov. Greg Abbott\u2019s office and Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport\u00a0will install Islamic foot wash stations inside bathrooms at the facility, according to the Texas&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":405696,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[736,142095,102,116,118,117,242,27,6208],"class_list":["post-405695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-airports","tag-bathrooms","tag-dallas","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news","tag-lifestyle","tag-texas","tag-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405695","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=405695"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405695\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/405696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=405695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=405695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=405695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}