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Natalie Winters@nataliegwinters · Aug 18, 2026

🚨 Pennsylvania awarded $5 MILLION to expand an Islamic school whose handbook declared: “OUR CULTURE IS TOXIC TO…

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Pennsylvania awarded $5 million to expand Al-Aqsa Islamic Academy, which teaches Sharia jurisprudence and directs students to "carry the message of Islam" to Americans. The school's parent mosque was attended by men convicted in the Fort Dix terror plot, raising concerns about the state's funding of the institution.

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    🚨 Pennsylvania awarded $5 MILLION to expand an Islamic school whose handbook declared: “OUR CULTURE IS TOXIC TO MUSLIMS.” It teaches fiqh—the jurisprudence of Sharia—and tells students to “carry the message of Islam” to Americans. Its mosque has a terror link. 🧵

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    Men later convicted in the Fort Dix terror plot attended Al-Aqsa’s parent Islamic Society. DOJ says they trained with weapons, surveilled targets and conspired to murder U.S. troops. Three received life sentences—and had been roofing its mosque for free before their arrests.

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    A guest imam at the same mosque was translated telling worshipers that Muslims would: “impose the word of Islam upon the world.”

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    The state did not disguise what it was funding. Commonwealth records identify the $5 million project as: “Al Aqsa School Expansion.” It will go from 300 students toward a stated target of 3,000.

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    Al-Aqsa’s own handbook featured a message from its principal titled: “OUR CULTURE IS TOXIC TO MUSLIMS.” It warned that outside media teaches Muslim children “how to dress, talk, deal with the opposite sex” and shapes their relationships with their parents.

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    The Academy’s official educational objectives call for students to develop an: “Islamic world-view.” They are taught to strengthen their Islamic identity, orient their lives toward worship of Allah and understand themselves as representatives of God.

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    Then comes the explicit directive: “carry the message of Islam to his fellow Americans.” Current school materials also advertise instruction in Fiqh—Islamic jurisprudence through which Muslim jurists elaborate the details of Sharia.

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    Democratic State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta says he helped secure what his office calls the largest Pennsylvania state grant ever awarded to a Muslim organization. Gov. Josh Shapiro personally visited Al-Aqsa in March 2025 to celebrate the investment.

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    Pennsylvania gave $5 million to expand a school that calls American culture “toxic,” teaches Sharia jurisprudence and directs students to spread Islam. Its parent mosque was attended by men convicted in the Fort Dix terror plot. FULL STORY + DOCUMENTS: nataliegwinters.substack.com/p/pennsylvania…