Texas Gov. Abbott Asks DOJ to Investigate Airport Washing Stations
Abbott says the facilities discriminate against other faiths and asked federal officials to review them after DFW dropped expansion plans.
- On Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott asked Attorney General Todd Blanche to investigate religious ablution stations at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, alleging discrimination.
- Abbott equated the foot-washing stations to 'white-only bathrooms' in his letter and criticized a prayer room at Bush airport for containing 'copies of the Quaran, prayer rugs, prayer beads and a turbah.'
- The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations blasted the move as an 'anti-Muslim political stunt,' while DFW Airport abandoned plans to add more stations due to Abbott's funding threats.
- Since at least 2019, two stations at DFW have existed following an interfaith chapel remodel; supporters argue the facilities are 'universally-accessible' amenities similar to prayer rooms at many airports.
- Abbott and Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton have spent months stoking a 'Muslim panic' as campaign strategy, with Abbott running for reelection amid the controversy.
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Texas seeks federal probe of airport washing facilities, Muslim group denounces move - Regional Media News
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Friday sought a federal probe into airport facilities for ritual washing before Islamic prayers, a move that a Muslim advocacy group called an "anti-Muslim political stunt." In a letter to the Department of Justice, Abbott called on the department to immediately review the ablution facilities at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and George Bush Intercontinental …
Texas seeks federal probe of airport washing facilities, Muslim group denounces move
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Friday sought a federal probe into airport facilities for ritual washing before Islamic prayers, a move that a Muslim advocacy group called an "anti-Muslim political stunt....
Abbott asks DOJ to investigate foot-washing stations in Texas airports
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Texas Gov Abbott asks the Justice Department to investigate 'discriminatory' Islamic washing stations
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott referred Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport to the Justice Department over wudu ablution stations he calls discriminatory.
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