The Texas Sharia Panic: How a Rallying Cry Became a Curriculum
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Republican leaders across Texas are repeatedly warning that Sharia is an urgent threat to the state — making it a rallying cry as we head into the midterm elections. The Muslim community, which has long stayed quiet, is now organizing and speaking out.
Today: how the drumbeat of Islamophobic language became school curriculum, and how the small population of Muslim Texans begins to use American strategies to work for their place in Texas.
To understand what is happening in Texas we are joined by RNS journalists Fiona André and Ulaa Kuziez.
This transcript was generated using AI tools and may contain minor transcription errors.
AUDIO CLIP TONY ROBERTSON: Today, as you closely consider what our books in Texas allow children to read, we ask that you reflect back on why you took this position, the promises you made, the action plans you campaigned on, the stated values of the Republican Party of Texas. We as Texans, we need to have the courage of our stated convictions, and we need to look at Western European nations and the hell they live in right now. Please do not Sharia our…
