A multi-million-dollar Islamic campus is under construction in Stone Oak, one of San Antonio’s more affluent northern suburbs. The project sits a short drive from Camp Bullis, the large U.S. Army training installation that has long served as a critical site for combat and medical training. The Northside Islamic Center of San Antonio is building a 33,000-square-foot mosque and community center on 7.25 acres. Future plans include a full K–12 Islamic school and residential housing. This is not a simple neighborhood place of worship. It is being presented as a self-contained campus where Muslims can live, pray, educate their children, and socialize largely within their own system.
The resident scholar and imam associated with the project, AbdulRahman Kattab, has made public statements that raise serious questions. According to video documentation compiled by the RAIR Foundation, he has described the October 7 Hamas massacre as a “day of remembrance” for Muslims, invoked familiar anti-Jewish tropes, and prayed for Muslim victory concerning Jerusalem. These statements stand in tension with the center’s own written constitution, which formally condemns terrorism.
Texas has already confronted similar patterns elsewhere. Governor Abbott’s administration has designated the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR as foreign terrorist organizations and has directed investigations into other large-scale Islamic developments that appear designed to create parallel societies rather than genuine integration. The concern is not abstract. When a substantial Islamic campus with school and housing components is placed near an active military training base, ordinary citizens and elected officials have a duty to examine the project carefully.
The construction itself has proceeded under ordinary local permitting. Ground was broken in April 2024. The structure is already up, and the organizers continue aggressive fundraising, including international appeals that promise substantial spiritual rewards for donors. A county property-tax deferment has been in place, and the project faces deadlines related to completion and occupancy. None of this is hidden. The plans are public. The fundraising appeals are public. The imam’s recorded words are public.
What is not yet clear is whether state and local authorities will treat the proximity to Camp Bullis with the seriousness it deserves. Military installations exist for the defense of the nation. Developments that raise questions of ideology, parallel authority, and long-term loyalty belong under scrutiny, not under a polite silence.
Texans who live near the base, military families who train and serve there, and citizens who simply care about the security of the state have every right to ask hard questions. The common good requires it.
I encourage readers to examine the primary reporting and the project’s own materials, then contact the responsible officials.
RAIR Foundation report: https://rairfoundation.com/warning-texas-islamic-enclave-rising-next-active-u/
Original post with video documentation: https://x.com/AmyMek/status/2088219040351494218
Project website: https://nicsatx.org/
Contact: Governor Greg Abbott – https://gov.texas.gov/CONTACT Attorney General Ken Paxton – https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/contact-us-online-form Congressman Chip Roy – https://roy.house.gov/contact San Antonio City Council District 9 (Misty Spears) – Council.District9@sanantonio.gov or 210-207-7325
The defense of a free and ordered society does not happen by accident. It requires clear sight and steady action. May the Lord grant both to those charged with the care of this state and this nation.