Is Texas About to Fall to Islam? Lessons from Londonistan for the Lone Star State
The creeping transformation of Western cities under demographic and cultural pressures has long been a cautionary tale in Europe, particularly in the UK, where London—once a beacon of Enlightenment values (and more importantly biblical truths) — has earned the moniker “Londonistan” for its visible embrace of parallel Islamic societies. With 15% of its population now Muslim, the city features halal-dominated high streets and Friday prayer congregations that overwhelm urban traffic.
Across the Atlantic, Texas stands at a similar crossroads, its Muslim population surging amid rapid urbanization in hubs like Dallas and Houston. While Europe’s trajectory offers stark parallels—accelerated by lax policies and demographic shifts—Texas still holds unique tools, like robust state legislation, to diverge from this path. This article compares the two regions across key indicators, underscoring why the Lone Star State must heed Britain’s missteps to avoid a similar fate.
Demographics: The Slow-Motion Shift
Europe’s Muslim demographics have reshaped societies in ways once dismissed as alarmist. In the UK, the Muslim population expanded by 111% from 2001 to 2016, dwarfing the 10.7% growth in the native population. Muhammad has topped boys’ names in England for three years straight, while cities like Paris (15% Muslim) and Brussels (30%) reflect broader continental trends: France’s Muslim average age is 31, two decades younger than native Europeans. Officials framed this as benign immigration and fertility, but it has fostered “conquest by womb and visa,” eroding cultural cohesion.
Texas mirrors this acceleration. The state’s Muslim population has risen 25% in a decade to 350,000–400,000, with projections placing Islam as America’s second-largest faith by 2040. Prison conversions bolster this: 9–18% of inmates identify as Muslim, comprising 80% of all religious shifts behind bars. Europe’s dismissal of “demography is destiny” led to Londonistan; Texas risks the same if unchecked growth outpaces integration.
Mosques and Madrassas: Building Parallel Worlds
The proliferation of Islamic institutions has been a cornerstone of Europe’s parallel societies. Britain escalated from 13 registered mosques in 1963 to over 2,175 today, with 42% under the Deobandi sect—the ideological cradle of the Taliban. Attached madrassas deliver 17 hours weekly of Quran study, unregulated by bodies like OFSTED (Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills), outpacing the superficial Sunday school programs in declining churches.
The UK has lost 6% of its state Anglican churches over the last 25 years, yet the number of Mosques has tripled! Britain is witnessing a rapid change in its religious fabric away from the established state Church. The one thing that Christianity and Islam share is that they are both missionary religions with a compulsion to share and spread their faith. But this is the only issue of commonality, as Islam seeks to denigrate and demolish the Truth of the deity of Jesus—the central issue on which Christianity is based. Islam is a direct attack on who Christ is.
In Texas, the pace is brisker: 47 new mosques in 24 months, including 224 in Dallas-Fort Worth and 109 in Houston. Fresh domes dot Irving’s Belt Line Road since 2023, alongside schools like Brighter Horizons Academy (1,700 students, bolstered by $2.1 million in federal funds) and the Islamic School of Irving, where young children prioritize Quran memorization over core curricula. Good Tree Academy, with 400 segregated pupils since 2024, exemplifies this rapid entrenchment. Europe’s fortresses of faith became breeding grounds for isolation; Texas’s versions, amplified by sprawling suburbs, could solidify faster.
Halal Economy: From Choice to Mandate
What began as niche markets in Europe has morphed into economic dominance. The UK’s supermarkets default to unlabeled halal meat. Schools, hospitals, and prisons responded to pressure from parents, patients, and prisoners. In schools, this happens without engagement with the parents. There are no consultations, and even Church of England schools embrace Halal food. The global halal industry, valued at $4.1 trillion and growing 11% annually, claims a $90 billion slice in Britain alone.
Texas has vaulted ahead: its halal sector has hit $9 billion, with 20% year-on-year growth in Dallas and Houston. Costco in Plano boasts expansive halal counters, while Alnoor Market thrives on Dallas ISD’s mandate for halal nuggets served to 150,000 students weekly—tax-funded, unlabeled, and opt-out free.
Britain’s “invisible tax” started identically; Texas’s scale, tied to agribusiness, amplifies the risk of normalized imposition.
Sharia Finance: Ethical Facade or Ideological Inroad?
London’s pivot under David Cameron in 2013 crowned it the West’s Sharia-banking hub, with five full banks and twenty more outlets. The $5.4 trillion global Islamic finance market, projected to reach $9.75 trillion by 2029, was rebranded as “ethical,” masking deeper capitulation.
Texas edges closer: Sharia-compliant mortgages proliferate in Dallas, with 15 U.S. institutions offering riba-free (interest-prohibited) products per Quran 2:275-279. This subtly elevates divine law over state norms, much as London’s “pinstripe surrender” influenced policy. Europe’s financial Trojan horse bought influence; Texas’s energy wealth could make it a larger prize.
Sharia Courts: Arbitration or Undermining Justice?
In Texas, HB 45 aimed to curb this, yet two tribunals persist in 2025: the Islamic Tribunal of Texas at 666 N. Main St., Irving, with an active docket, and Dar El-Eiman in Valley Ranch. Recent rulings mirror Quranic inequities, dismissed as “voluntary.” Britain’s pretense eroded legal uniformity; Texas’s holdouts signal vulnerability.
