A Muslim man washes his foot while performing wudu, the ritual cleansing conducted before prayer. | Image by ildintorlak/Shutterstock Dallas Fort Worth International Airport plans to add Islamic ablution stations to men’s and women’s concourse restrooms in Terminal D through a $300,000 renovation that drew national criticism Thursday. [snip] The 170-square-foot renovation “consists of adding Ablution stations to existing concourse level restrooms in Terminal D,” with one station in an existing men’s restroom and one in an existing women’s restroom, the filing says. Regulators list August 31 as the projected start date and December 31 as the estimated completion date. The filing’s status remained “Project Registered” Thursday. Filing does not identify payer [snip] DFW Airport is a public governmental entity jointly owned by Dallas and Fort Worth. The publicly available record does not identify City of Dallas general-fund money as the source and does not name the private payer. National criticism and defense The Media Research Center shared a Newsmax clip of Bill D’Agostino, the group’s media editor and senior research analyst, criticizing the accommodation. [snip] Activist Ryan Fournier urged a more measured response. “People are freaking out over foot-washing stations at DFW, but let’s look at the actual facts before jumping to conclusions. This isn’t about pushing an ideology — it’s basic airport management,” Fournier wrote, Fox News reported. Fournier said dedicated low-level basins keep people from washing their feet in standard sinks, which he said can leave floors wet and damage counters. That practical explanation came from Fournier, not from DFW Airport’s public project filing. DFW already has ablution facilities [snip] The facilities have drawn scrutiny before. As previously reported by The Dallas Express, Pastor Tom Ascol said a man blocked him from entering an Islamic prayer service at the Terminal D chapel in September 2025. The independent chaplaincy said it investigated the claim and maintained that its spaces were open to everyone without restrictions on entry. Fox News reported that it contacted DFW Airport, TDLR and Gov. Greg Abbott’s office for comment Thursday. (*) Full article: https://dallasexpress.com/city/dfw-airports-300k-islamic-foot-washing-plan-draws-not-the-right-country-for-you-rebuke/ Post navigation Vance Seeks Probe Into Hospitals Doing Child Sex Changes Woman ‘Left For Dead’ For Simply Honking Her Horn
