Texas Taxpayer Funds Challenged for Supporting Islamic Schools Linked to Muslim Brotherhood Operative

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A new federal lawsuit seeks to compel Texas taxpayers to bankroll the Houston Qur’an Academy Spring, while the school’s leadership is now exposed as having direct ties to the Muslim Brotherhood’s so-called “Civilization Jihad” agenda. Critics warn that this legal action is more than a simple funding dispute—it is a calculated effort to co-opt the state’s resources in service of an organization with a history of subversive objectives.

The lawsuit emerges just months after Governor Greg Abbott officially designated the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, a move intended to block the group’s influence in American institutions. Despite this designation, Houston attorney Mehdi Cherkaoui—a practicing Muslim—filed a federal case demanding that Texas release public voucher funds to schools operated by a known Brotherhood operative.

On March 1, 2026, Cherkaoui filed suit against key state officials, including:

• Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas

• Kelly Hancock, Acting Comptroller

• Mike Morath, Commissioner of Education

The lawsuit is brought on behalf of Cherkaoui’s own children, who are enrolled at the Houston Qur’an Academy Spring, where Hamed Ghazali serves as superintendent. Ghazali, the focus of a RAIR investigative report, is explicitly named in the Muslim Brotherhood’s 1991 Explanatory Memorandum as an operative involved in “civilization jihad”—a strategic plan to infiltrate and undermine U.S. institutions from within. Legal observers warn that this case could set a dangerous precedent, potentially forcing taxpayer dollars to support organizations with clear ties to foreign extremist agendas.

(This Article was originally published by Jihad Watch)