High school students in Wylie, Texas, were recently provided with Muslim religious materials by representatives of an Islamic organization called Why Islam.
On February 2, in a video shared on X by Sara Gonzales, the president of the High School Republicans at Wiley East High School disclosed that members of Why Islam were providing hijabs to certain female students, along with Qurans and pamphlets about Sharia law to the student body—over their lunch hour “on public school taxpayer-funded time.”
TEXAS BEWARE
Wylie, TX High School Republican Club says Islam group gave hijabs to females during lunch.
They gave SHARIA LAW pamphlets.
On public school taxpayer funded time.
We’re doing it to ourselves. It has to stop. pic.twitter.com/l1yBX36nfZ
— Sara Gonzales (@SaraGonzalesTX) February 3, 2026
In the follow-up reports regarding this incident, media outlets failed to mention Why Islam’s ties to groups that have long been scrutinized for their anti-Semitic views, sympathies toward terrorism, and other concerning affiliations.
Interestingly, the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) serves as the “chief representative body” in the U.S. for Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), a South Asian Islamist movement. JeI’s militant wing, Hizbul Mujahideen, has been classified as a terrorist organization by the U.S. since 2017.
The Investigative Project on Terrorism also reported that ICNA’s websites once featured links to groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah, and militant factions active in Afghanistan and Kashmir. Furthermore, ICNA has supported the Islamic Society in Gaza, a group that has been known to radicalize children to support Hamas.
Why should this be a concern for the Texas school district, or any school district for that matter? Because, as stated by Focus on Western Islamism, “ICNA runs…a number of da’wah [proselytization] campaigns—the most active of which is called Why Islam.”
The Gateway Pundit interviewed Melanie Kurdys, a board member of United States Parents Involved in Education (USPIE). When the author of this article pointed out the connections between Why Islam and ICNA, as well as ICNA’s links to JeI, she was appalled.
She likened the discovery to that of the infiltration of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in America’s school systems through initiatives like Confucius Classrooms in K-12 schools and Confucius Institutes at universities.
“I think people have opened their eyes to this,” Kurdys said. “We went through a period of not caring, and now we realize that this was the way the communists managed to infiltrate our country and attempt to seize control. Why would you think this is any different?”
She extended the benefit of the doubt to those handing out the Muslim materials to students at the high school, suggesting they might be unaware of Why Islam’s connections to antisemitic, terror sympathizing groups. However, she also cautioned, “you always have the canary in the coal mine.”
With regard to Why Islam advocating for their Islamic beliefs in the public school, she said other groups in the community should have been afforded the same opportunity, having “a seat at the table.” To the contrary, the student featured in the video claimed that no other faith groups had ever been invited, asserting, “we’ve never had a faith group to my understanding.”
Given that Sharia law is often viewed as incompatible with the U.S. Constitution, American laws, and ” the American way of life,” Kurdys asked why the distribution of pamphlets on this subject was permitted. “Would Americans be granted the same interfaith respect and mutual survival [in a Muslim-majority nation]?”
While she encourages interfaith dialogue for students to gain knowledge, she also fears what could happen if it’s left unbridled and unchecked. After all, there’s already this example in Texas public schools with ties to a few controversial, perhaps dangerous, players.
Whether it’s related to the infiltration of Islamist groups or the CCP, or pornography in libraries, Kurdys said, “You can protect your kids by keeping them out of the government schools and opting for homeschooling or private education.”
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