Whitmire defends Houston airport's ablution room after Abbott letter

CAIR-TX Commends Houston Mayor Whitmire For Debunking Governor Abbott’s Latest Anti-Muslim Political Stunt

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CAIR calls Abbott’s DFW Airport criticism an ‘anti-Muslim political stunt’

CAIR-Texas blasted Gov. Greg Abbott’s criticism of proposed ablution stations at DFW Airport as an “anti-Muslim political stunt.”

Dallas Airport Scraps Adding ‘Muslim Foot Wash Station’ after Backlash

The Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Texas will not go forward with its plans to install so-called ‘wudu’ Islamic foot washing stations at its premises after backlash from state residents and condemnation by Governor Greg Abbott of Texas. ‘Government-owned airports cannot favour one religion over all others,’ Governor Abbot wrote in a post on X about DFW Airport’s proposal to accommodate Muslim travellers. He also attached a screenshot…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatens two major airports over ‘illegal’ Islamic ritual washing facilities, citing ‘special treatment based on religion’

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has threatened to pull state funding from two of the state’s largest airports over facilities used by Muslim travelers for ritual washing, arguing that the accommodations amount to illegal religious discrimination. Greg Abbott reviewing state grants Greg Abbott argued the facilities provide special treatment based on religion. BY: MEGA Abbott said that his office is reviewing state grants awarded to Dallas Fort Worth Inter…

Whitmire defends Houston airport's ablution room after Abbott letter

The governor says this facility is illegal. The mayor says no taxpayer money was even used to build it.

Governor Directs Review of Airports Over Illegal Religious Discrimination

Governor Greg Abbott directed a review of all state grants to entities that operate airports in Texas, including Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), for possible revocation of active state grant funds and the denial of any future grants due to illegal religious discrimination at government-owned facilities. The post Governor Directs Review of Airports Over Illegal Religious Discrimination…