Understanding the Challenges of Political Islam in America

By Collin M. Hain

Chief Operations Officer

Dec. 17, 2025

What is the current Muslim population in the United States?

As of 2025, estimates place the Muslim population in the U.S. at around 3.45 to 4.5 million people, making up about 1-1.3% of the total population. This is a small but growing group, concentrated in areas like North Texas, Michigan, and Minnesota, where communities are forming distinct enclaves.

Why is Muslim immigration a concern for America?

While America thrives on diversity of thoughts and ideas, immigrants must assimilate to our core values of freedom, equality, and democracy. Political Islam, however, promotes a system where sharia law supersedes the Constitution, leading to cultural clashes. Without strong assimilation policies, this can create parallel societies that erode national unity, strain resources, and pose security risks, especially to women—similar to what's happening in Europe.

What does 'Political Islam' mean, and why is it a problem?

Political Islam refers to the core Islamic doctrines that blend religion with politics, aiming for global dominance under sharia. Unlike Christianity, which separates the state from the church, faithful Islam demands submission from non-Muslims, restricts free speech (e.g., blasphemy laws), and subordinates women (e.g., unequal rights in marriage and inheritance). This is incompatible with Western values like freedom of speech and women's equality, as seen in Islamic countries where dissent is punished and women face systemic oppression, and women and children face sexual abuse.

Are all Muslims in America a threat?

Yes and no. Just like in Christianity or other faiths, some Muslims see themselves as merely cultural or nominal Muslims, with no intention to follow Muslim teachings faithfully. However, Islam includes documented strategies for gradual societal takeover, where adherents may appear moderate or nominal while advancing long-term goals through infiltration of institutions like education, media, and politics. For example, the Muslim Brotherhood's 1991 "Explanatory Memorandum" outlines a "civilization jihad" to undermine and destroy Western civilization from within, using non-violent means to establish Islamic dominance. A recent 2025 report from the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy highlights how this "strategic entryism" is halfway through its 100-year plan in North America, employing deception and gradual influence to achieve these aims. This larger plan is evident in Muslim-majority countries where sharia law oppresses women, minorities, and dissenters, and in parts of Europe where initial moderation has given way to parallel societies, no-go zones, crime surges, and demands for sharia accommodations—as seen in France's infiltrated institutions, Sweden's violence in migrant areas, and the UK's grooming scandals. The issue is with the ideology's expansionist agenda.

How is Political Islam showing up in American communities?

After decades of immigration policy failures and four years of uncontrolled border crossings, we're seeing Muslim community formation and political takeover across the country. In Hamtramck, Michigan (a majority-Muslim city), the city council has amplified calls to prayer and restricted certain American cultural events. In Frisco, Texas, plans for a large Muslim community (EPIC City, recently renamed “The Meadow”) with a central mosque have sparked investigations and opposition from Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas government. In Minnesota's Somali-heavy areas, federal operations target extremism, and Muslim blocs are influencing school boards and local elections. Texas has even designated groups like CAIR as foreign agents linked to the Muslim Brotherhood.

What issues has Muslim immigration caused in Europe?

Europe serves as a warning: unchecked immigration has led to integration failures, crime spikes, and cultural erosion. A 2025 report from the French government highlighted Muslim Brotherhood infiltration into schools and government, creating "entryism" that undermines cohesion. Sweden faces no-go zones with rising violence, including grenade attacks and a rape crisis linked to Islamic migrant areas. The UK has seen rape gangs and record backlash due to public concern over immigration's negative impact. In an appeal to curb violence and non-assimilation, Austria is attempting to ban headscarves in schools. Governments are grappling with poverty growth, strained government resources, overcrowded housing, and jobs crises among Muslim migrants.

How does this connect to Christian persecution abroad?

The same Political Islam advancing in the West persecutes Christians in Muslim-majority countries. In 2025, over 340 million Christians face extreme persecution globally, with Muslim nations topping the list (e.g., Somalia, Yemen, Nigeria, Pakistan, Egypt). In Nigeria, thousands of Christians are killed annually by jihadists. Pakistan sees forced conversions and executions for blasphemy; Egypt has church bombings. U.S. Congress passed H.Res.594 in 2025 condemning this in Muslim-majority states. President Trump has recently decried the persecution of Christians in Nigeria and began the process of declaring chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations and specially designated global terrorists. This ideology doesn't change when it migrates—it's the same threat.

Isn't freedom of religion protected in America?

Yes, and that's a core American (and biblical) principle that has made our nation a beacon of liberty, allowing diverse beliefs to exist peacefully under the Constitution. However, this protection is for genuine differences in personal faith—not for ideologies that weaponize religion to impose theocratic control and violence on others. Unlike other belief systems (e.g., Christianity, Judaism, or Hinduism), where violence by extremists occurs despite core teachings of peace, Political Islam embeds conquest and violence as tenets of true faithfulness, including doctrines of jihad and subjugation of non-believers (Quran 9:29). This has fueled the mass slaughter of innocents worldwide: in 2024 alone, Islamist groups like the Islamic State caused 1,805 deaths across 22 countries, making them the deadliest terrorist actors globally. The largest terrorist attack on American soil—9/11, which killed 2,977 people—was explicitly carried out in the name of Islam by al-Qaeda jihadists. Freedom of religion doesn't extend to importing systems that demand sharia supremacy, suppress speech, or erode our liberties through accommodations like blasphemy laws or parallel courts. We must defend this freedom by rejecting ideologies that seek to destroy it.

Why should everyday Americans care about this? 

If unchecked, Islam could transform America like it has Europe: higher crime, suppressed speech (e.g., "hate speech" laws against criticism), and loss of cultural identity. It burdens taxpayers with welfare for non-assimilating immigrants and risks national security through infiltration.

What must America do to address this?

We need strong, America-First policies: 

• Impose a moratorium on immigration from jihadist-hotbed or sharia-based countries until vetting improves. 

• Require public rejection of sharia supremacy for citizenship and deport non-citizens who advocate it. 

• Designate Islamist groups like the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations and cut funding to institutions promoting them. 

• Enforce assimilation in schools and communities—no public calls to prayer or halal mandates without broad consent. 

• Support Christians persecuted abroad by tying aid to reforms. These steps protect our freedoms while welcoming true assimilators.