Multiple credible reports and analyses confirm that the children in this 2022 video from the Islamic Education Center of Houston (which operates the Al-Hadi School) were performing a song that included explicit pledges of allegiance to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Lyrics in the Farsi portions directly reference Khamenei, such as lines interpreted as addressing him as the “commander,” with pledges like: “**Khamenei is our leader, we are his soldiers**,” “**I will be your soldier**,” “**I will be your martyr**,” and oaths to sacrifice for him (e.g., “May my father and mother be sacrificed for you”).
English parts focus more on allegiance to the Imam Mahdi (e.g., “Come back, reappear. I will be your soldier. I will be your supporter.”), but the bilingual performance incorporates the Iranian regime-associated themes. – Additional references include nods to martyrdom (shahid) and figures like Qassem Soleimani in some versions of the song.
h/t Stephen P
How could this happen, you ask, in a state which has a governor like Greg Abbott, who supported anti-sharia law bills and has tried, but failed, to stop construction in Texas of mega mosques surrounded by Muslim-only housing complexes?
Follow the money, the ‘MUSLIM’ money:
Sounds like a place that needs a bacon drop.
A Texas governor on the take to islamic $$$, who would’ve thought? Californication, NY state sure, but TX?
I wonder what policies Syed Javaid Anwar has pushed through as secretary of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board? Does he have hiring/firing authority in that position?
When I watched that video, the first thought that come to mind (approximately 3 seconds in) was, “Three hand grenades and the world’s a better place.”