Dallas airport ditches plans to add more Islamic feet washing stations after governor threatens to pull funding
- Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport has abandoned plans to install additional foot-washing stations for Islamic travelers following a funding threat from Texas Gov.
- Abbott directed a state review into grants provided to Dallas and Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
- He claimed that designated ablution facilities — used for the Muslim ritual of wudu before prayer — amount to unlawful religious discrimination at publicly owned sites.
Unverified
- Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport has abandoned plans to install additional foot-washing stations for Islamic travelers following a funding threat from Texas Gov.
- Abbott directed a state review into grants provided to Dallas and Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
- He claimed that designated ablution facilities — used for the Muslim ritual of wudu before prayer — amount to unlawful religious discrimination at publicly owned sites.
Sources: The Independent