Tuesday 09/Sep/2025 – 11:49 AM
Imam in Houston, Texas, USA, sparked widespread controversy after appearing in a video calling for Muslims owned by Muslims to stop selling alcohol, pork and lottery tickets, threatening to boycott them and organize general protests against them.
Controversy in Texas, America
According to the British Daily Mail newspaper, Imam Qasim bin Ali Khan came from the Tawheed Mosque in Texas, America, appeared in the video as a Muslim worker at a store, warning that the adult was overwhelmed, stressing that this is the beginning of a national protest campaign that will target everyone who violates Islamic teachings for profit, as he put it.
Although Khan did not use physical violence, his rhetoric and escalatory language sparked widespread concern, as critics considered him an attempt to import what is known as Sharia patrols to the United States, in a style similar to strict practices in some European cities.
For advice and advocacy
Khan defended himself, saying that he was exercising his right to advice and advocacy, denying the violation of the law, while his supporters saw that he only demanded Muslim merchants to abide by their religion, without targeting non -Muslim companies or demanding the intervention of the authorities.
That controversy exceeded the platforms of communication to the political and media circles in Texas, where some warned of the dangers of building parallel societies and attempts to impose religious rules on public life, while others considered that what is going on does not exceed peaceful protests protected by the American constitution, and so far the Khan campaign is limited to the Houston region, but he declared his intention to expand it to include other states that include.
