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Local and state outlets reported it—and even quietly celebrated it. But no one asked the hard questions. No one challenged the ideology, the curriculum, or the dangerous precedent. That didn’t happen until Liberty Sentinel and journalist Alex Newman blew the lid off what this really was: a taxpayer-funded expansion of Sharia under the banner of “diversity.”
In March 2025, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania awarded $5 million in taxpayer money to Al-Aqsa Islamic Academy—a Philadelphia-based Islamic school currently serving about 300 students. With this grant, the school now plans to expand to 3,000. It is the largest Muslim-specific education grant in Pennsylvania’s history—and likely one of the largest in the United States.
Governor Josh Shapiro made the announcement during a Ramadan iftar dinner, cloaking the moment in the usual buzzwords: “diversity,” “inclusion,” and “fighting hate.” He called it bridge-building. But what he built was a bridge to ideological conquest—not cultural unity.
Governor Shapiro didn’t just make the announcement. He used it to signal virtue with a now-familiar script:
“We are building bridges… promoting inclusion… and standing up to hate.”
— Gov. Josh Shapiro, Ramadan 2025
No, Governor. You’re funding religious indoctrination—an ideology rooted in supremacism and submission, not pluralism.
The $5 million came from Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP)—a fund that’s supposed to support infrastructure, economic growth, and public benefit projects. Roads. Housing. Public safety.
Instead, it’s being used to triple the size of a religious school with a documented ideological agenda.
This isn’t economic development. It’s state-funded ideological expansion.
And let’s be honest: if a Christian or Jewish academy had just received $5 million in public funds to expand religious education, we’d see lawsuits before the check cleared. In Oklahoma, a Catholic-backed charter school—St. Isidore of Seville—was blocked by the state Supreme Court after the Attorney General sued, arguing it violated the separation of church and state. That school wasn’t even operational yet. The case is now headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. And in Maine, when the Supreme Court ruled in Carson v. Makin (2022) that religious schools must be included in the state’s tuition assistance program, the backlash was instant: legal challenges, public protests, and nationwide editorial outrage.
But when it’s Islam?
Silence. Subsidy. Applause.
But the Commonwealth just found $5 million for a school that teaches Islamic law.
This isn’t neutrality. It’s favoritism—granted only to the one ideology that punishes coexistence.
Al-Aqsa Islamic Society isn’t just a neighborhood school. It’s a religious institution with a documented track record—and an ideological agenda.
- In 2003, the mosque was reportedly investigated by the FBI for suspected foreign influence and ties to jihadi networks. No charges were filed, but the scrutiny raised serious red flags.
- In 2009, it hosted Imam Abdelhaleem Ashqar, who was later convicted in the United States for criminal contempt and obstruction of justice after refusing to testify in a Hamas funding investigation.
- The organization has distributed materials described as antisemitic and aligned with global jihadist messaging, according to watchdog groups and community reports.
- Over the years, Al-Aqsa has also been associated with controversial speakers, foreign-backed imams, and publications promoting Islamic supremacy, many of which advocate for Sharia governance over Western legal systems.
Its curriculum includes:
- Quranic memorization – Not simply for spiritual devotion, but for embedding the belief that the Quran is the ultimate and unchallengeable legal and political authority. This isn’t about religious inspiration—it’s about internalizing a text that commands jihad (Quran 9:5, 8:39), institutionalized gender inequality (4:34), and non-Muslim subjugation through laws like jizya (Quran 9:29). This isn’t about devotion—it’s about indoctrination. Memorization is the first step toward ideological programming.
- Arabic language instruction – Teaching Arabic here isn’t about enrichment—it’s about binding students to unfiltered doctrine, bypassing American values for Islamic supremacy. In Sharia-based systems, Arabic is prioritized because the Quran is only fully authoritative in its original language. Islamic jurisprudence, hadith, and every core doctrinal source are in Arabic. This isn’t cultural education—it’s ideological transmission.
- Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) – Fiqh is not academic—it’s a blueprint for governance. It is taught not as religious theory, but as divine legislation meant to supplant secular law wherever possible. This legal code of Sharia mandates more than rituals—it codifies hudud punishments like stoning and amputation, apostasy laws, blasphemy rulings, rules of jihad, and even sexual slavery (“what your right hand possesses,” Quran 4:24). It mandates the subjugation of women and non-Muslims—not as historical reference, but as divine law.
- “The male owner of a female slave who has not reached puberty is permitted to have intercourse with her.”
— Reliance of the Traveller, m3.13 (This isn’t debated—it’s codified in the manual of Sharia law used in Sunni institutions across the globe.)
- A stated goal to “instill Islamic values” and raise the next generation of “Muslim leaders” – This isn’t about leadership in a pluralistic society. These “values” include loyalty to the ummah over the nation, the superiority of Islamic law, and a duty to spread and defend Islam through da’wah or jihad. Producing “leaders” in this context means shaping activists and enforcers for a future Sharia-based parallel society.
This isn’t about welcoming Muslims into American civic life. It’s about constructing a parallel legal and cultural system—governed by Sharia, funded by taxpayers, shielded from scrutiny, and operating beyond the reach of American norms.
But in Islamic history, Ramadan is far more than a spiritual observance. It’s a month of conquest, of military victories, and of foundational Islamic expansion through warfare. And that’s not incidental—it’s doctrinal.
“We have made you mighty through your religion; if you fight, you will conquer.”
— Reliance of the Traveller, o9.0 (on jihad)
“Fighting has been enjoined upon you, though it is hateful to you.”
— Quran 2:216
“I have been commanded to fight the people until they testify that there is no god but Allah.”
— Sahih Bukhari 1:2:24
“The Messenger of Allah set out for battle in Ramadan.”
— Sahih Bukhari 3:31:118
- The Battle of Badr in 624 AD, Islam’s first major military victory and a turning point for Muhammad’s rise to power, was fought during Ramadan.
- The Conquest of Mecca, when Muhammad’s forces overtook the Quraysh stronghold, also occurred during Ramadan.
- The Andalusian campaigns, Ottoman offensives, and even post-colonial Islamic movements have launched military actions during Ramadan to mirror that pattern of divine victory.
And to this day, the pattern continues:
- In Burkina Faso, on May 12, 2025, over 100 people were killed by al-Qaeda–linked JNIM during the final days of Ramadan in attacks on military bases.
- On March 21, 2025, Islamic State militants attacked a mosque in Niger during evening Ramadan prayers, killing 44 worshipers.
- In Pakistan, Ramadan 2025 saw over 80 militant attacks, making it the deadliest Ramadan in over a decade, with dozens of security personnel killed by jihadist groups.
These aren’t outliers. These are patterns—spanning centuries and continents. Ramadan is not just sacred in Islam. It is strategically weaponized.
So when Governor Shapiro chose this sacred and symbolic month to announce the largest Islamic grant in Pennsylvania history, it wasn’t a coincidence. It was a message.
Not just a photo-op. A signal.
We see you. We fund you. We stand with you.
And here’s where the contradiction becomes unbearable: Governor Josh Shapiro is a Jewish Democrat. Yet he is personally funding an institution that promotes a belief system with openly genocidal views toward Jews.
“The Hour will not come until the Muslims fight the Jews… even the stones and trees will say: ‘O Muslim, there is a Jew behind me—come and kill him.’”
— Sahih Muslim 6985
This isn’t some fringe interpretation. This hadith is taught in Gaza, in Pakistan, in European Islamic schools—and it has appeared in textbooks and sermons tied to mosques like Al-Aqsa.
And the hostility doesn’t end there.
“You will surely find the most intense of the people in animosity toward the believers to be the Jews and the polytheists.”
— Quran 5:82
“Allah turned them into apes and pigs.”
— Quran 5:60 (referring to Jews who disobeyed)
“The Jews spread corruption wherever they go.”
— Taught in numerous tafsir commentaries, including Tafsir al-Jalalayn and Ibn Kathir.
“The caliph makes war upon Jews and Christians… until they become Muslim or pay the jizya.”
— Reliance of the Traveller, o9.8
“It is not permissible to befriend or ally with Jews and Christians.”
— Reliance of the Traveller, w4.1
These are not historical relics. They are living doctrines—still taught, still believed, still funded with your tax dollars.
So the question must be asked:
Is Governor Shapiro willfully blind to this doctrine, or is he politically calculating?
Because in a state with a rapidly growing Muslim population, maybe this isn’t about virtue-signaling at all. Maybe it’s about vote-buying.
Either way, the price isn’t just hypocrisy. The cost is your freedom—and your future.
The Constitution is being buried under the weight of polite betrayal.
So ask yourself:
Is this still your country?
Here’s the good news: We the People still have the power to stop this conquest.
This isn’t over. Not by a long shot. But it won’t fix itself. It takes action. Relentless, local, legal, political action.
- Demand transparency. Where is the Redevelopment money really going?
- File FOIA requests. Don’t assume—verify. Expose the paper trail.
- Pressure your representatives. Get them on the record: Do they support public funding for Sharia-based indoctrination?
- Show up—locally. School boards. Council meetings. Make it uncomfortable for anyone funding this under your nose.
- Fight for equal treatment. No religion should receive public money. If one does, the door must swing both ways—or slam shut entirely.
This isn’t paranoia. It’s a blueprint already in motion.
You’re not watching the Islamization of Pennsylvania. You’re underwriting it.
And the first check wasn’t signed in some bureaucratic boardroom.
It was signed at dinner—under lanterns, with dates, and a lie.
Shapiro: self-hater, idiot. ignorant, or bought off?
My money’s on all four.
Do you know 2 communist atheist countries have murdered many times more people in the last 100 years than all the murders of religious people since the beginning of time . I know this sounds impossible . But it is reported to be true
All of them, most Jews are liberal and vote against their believes. Go figure them.
Why did Josh Shapiro fund this? He’s a Democrat, of course! Anything and everything to assist in the destruction of America.
What is wrong with these freakish lunatic democraps?
Hatred against anything even remotely Godly, or moral, or that is what might be considered American, which is in theory supposed to stand for Godly and moral principals, or at least was founded on those. That right there is what they hate the most, as it reminds them of their depravity.
They are non compos mentis
Another election result i don’t believe .
Shapiro should arrested and Charged with Treason and giving Aid and Comfort to the Enemy and Life in Prison also
He wants their votes even if they hate him.
Are Muslims still flooding into our country via legal immigration? We need to know if the betrayal via legal immigration continues under the new administration. Why is there a rapidly growing Muslim population in Pennsylvania – or elsewhere? I grew up in a US that was 85 or 90% European. Now they scream if whites enter our country. When did immigration from the entire world become obligatory? These reckless legal immigration patterns are as dangerous as illegal immigration, which has obscured the problem. I oppose immigration from culturally incompatible nations, even from nations whose workers colonize our workforce and exclude Americans. We have embraced the unacceptable – demographic replacement. This is what we get as a consequence.
The irony is flaming democrats cheer the phrase “wall of separation between church and state”.
That famous line is from Thomas Jefferson’s letter to the Danbury Baptists. It was addressing whether Virginia was giving taxpayer funds to other Christian denominations – Jefferson assuring them he was not.
The “wall’ was the notion of never favoring another religion by funding it.
Guess that dumbass Shapiro thinks the most vile religion is the worthy exception. (My guess is the idiot thinks that phrase is in the constitution, as most liberals do.)
Evil and globalism will eventually take over the world , CHristian’s Judaism will be united with Islam to create a one world religion . Of course Muslims will have the most control . Jews will be mostly happy with new one world government , until the Anti-Christ sits down in the new Jewish temple and claims HE IS GOD worship me . Than the Jews will reject the Anti-Christ
Blame the absurd ethics of Judeo-Christian ALTRUISM for this suicide of the West. If the West wants to survive then it’s time for the West to deport the ethics of Jesus back to the Oriental desert from whence they came.
Make America Great — DEPORT JESUS!
Luke 6:27-36
Love for Enemies
27 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. 30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. 31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.
32 “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. 35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.”
Actually, I blame the episcopalian leftists that welcome jihad for a buck, but reach for the smelling salts if Trump admits English-speaking white farmers who gladly embrace this soil.
THX; “Ha! I’ll show those Christians. “Make America Great — DEPORT JESUS!”
Now we can finally watch Christianity whither and die, because I’m so effing smart.”
Well T it is a little early but I’m cracking open a Kilt Lifter. The altruism game is in effect.
Yes, you and your childish myopic mentality are here for all to see again. As far as mentalities go yours really doesn’t go very deep, does it?
After all a cheap shot here and there, coupled with a cut and paste bible job and you think you have accomplished something profound.
I remember when you made another cheap remark about nailing Jesus to a tree. Very clever. and now this latest attempt at insult.
Obviously there is no low to which you will not stoop to make some vile stupid comment about religion. But hey, that is how we know when you are running out of fresh material. Why are libs so predictable and stupid.?
Yep, mommy really did a number on you. A real class act, huh. One hateful b**ch. Kinda like your Ms. Rand.
Shapiro is either naive about the ultimate goal for Sharia to overtake the Constitution or he is fearful for his life, the Islamic state will make sure they conquer by our ignorance.
Or both.
He is counting on buying them off with this bribe. He is also hoping the alligator eats him last but he doesn’t remember Churchill’s warning about appeasement.
You are taking scripture out of context and using it against Christians and Jesus instead of applying your wrath where it belongs. Shapiro is our enemy. He’s bringing in enemies of the West who oppose all religions except Islam. America will be destroyed by leadership like this. The people of Pennsylvania need to fire that awful politician.
“The Christian theologian will never find a contradiction between the propositions of faith and reason, because it is his job to interpret them out of existence.” ― George H. Smith
If the teachings of Jesus smack of irrationality the Christian will always claim that the teachings don’t really mean what they mean, they are being taken out of context, they are being misinterpreted.
Because when I need a negative explanation of Christianity I always go to George H. Smith (who?)
The funny thing is when I need an explanation of Objectivism I fully expect that the teachings “don’t really mean what they mean, they are being taken out of context, they are being misinterpreted.” Because I can’t find anyone who has a coherent take on the subject…..least of all you. All we get is vacuous verbose gobbledegook.
Great philosophy you have there. To bad if it never makes any sense to the normals.
Wait I get it. The explanation is only understood by special people sitting on a lotus flower.
Those teachings of Jesus are effective and are good for relations with others. You betray yourself by not believing it. When in a war with deadly enemies, would you just stand there and let them kill you? I doubt that you would. The followers of Islam want to take over the world and enforce Sharia law. Josh has betrayed his own country for political gain. He’s a Judas in sheep’s clothing. Who or what are you? A hateful wolf? Probably.
Hey Josh, just remember this, you can fleece the people of PA all you want but you will always be on the menu. As a Jew you should understand what it means to be the ultimate infidel.
I hope the citizens of PA throw you out
Thumbs up #7 (the button isn’t working).
THX hates Christians and Josh probably does too. It’s clear for all to see.
Good point but remember this monetary gift is nothing more than a bribe, a futile effort to save his own skin.
Islam is poison to every civilized society everywhere. Every single time. Everywhere
Terrifying. I’ve noticed many more around here in rural Ohio. How can anyone be ok with allowing people in that have no intention of integrating? They hate everything we are. It can only be part of the plan to destroy.
Gov Shatpiro, the overambitious socialist, will run for Demo president in the next and future. You can bet on it.
Aside from the deadly fact that Islam (Sharia Law) is totalitarian and
incompatible with the U.S. Constitution, the use of public funds to
expand religious education in clear violation of separation of church
and state AND misuse of those public funds otherwise earmarked to
support infrastructure and the like – is the usual in-your-face arrogance
of the globalist Democrat Left.
Anyone who cannot see by now the partnership of the Globalists and
Islam to destroy Western civilization and take over the world must’ve
been in a coma for the past twenty years. Europe is close to returning
to the seventh century via Islam thanks to its illegal Muslim migrant-
embracing globalist leaders. And – in spite of President Ttrump’s
election – that America-hating partnership is still going strong here in
America.
Just ask Pa Gov Josh Shapiro – the treasonous swine.
Wow, talk about funding your enemies. Way to go, Josh.
George SOROS is a Jew & was a NAZI collaborator during WW2.! So, Soros & Shapiro have a lot in common.
Pennsylvania surges in the national Islamopandering derby.
Rats, Worms Virus, Germs Fleas Tyral Lawyers Josh Shapiro and other Lower Lifeforms on Earth