Hi there! I'm a Malaysia Muslim women enggaged with American and will be married in 4 months. We decided to stay in Fort Worth, Texas. So as a Muslim we want to know how is the situation there for us? Are we allowed to practice Islam? What about Halal food or restaurant? And Islamic school for our child (to be, insyaallah). Thank you in advanced for your kind answer. Peace be upon you
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Stay out of Crawford during hunting season
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I cant answer about schools, or retaurants. But just an FYI there are a lot of narrowminded people that live in the South. People that practice Christianity, and think anyone who is different is unAmerican
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go to the consulate and ask them. God be with you.
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You are allowed to practice any religion you wish anywhere in America so long as it follows civil laws (which Islam does). There are mosques in every large American city and many smaller cities. You will encounter bigots and prejudice wherever you go, unfortunately, but most people in Texas are "live and let live". There are halal restaurants, most of them Pakistani owned- map http://www.zabihah.com/ls.php?id=79 I can find an insyaallah in Houston (which is- well, not close) to Fort Worth but in the same state. http://www.alhadi.com/ Hope this helps. Peace also to you. ps- Regarding the "lot of narrow minded people in the south" comment above, this is true. And in the north, east, and west. Southerners are generally far better than their reputations, however, and actual studies and polls show that they're actually one of the most tolerant areas of the nation. (I live in Alabama, a southern state, in a small city of 250,000, and we have a mosque and a fairly large Islamic community [most of them military or refugees from Iraq and parts of Africa] and to the best of my knowledge they've had no problems.)
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texas is not heavily populated with muslims. from the people i know, there are not many places to buy halal food. i suggest michigan or california or new york if you are lookking to find a muslim community.
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For a redneck town like Ft. Worth, I don't think you will have much problems from the people. I know there are some mosque's somewhere, but don't remember where they are. There are a ton of middle eastern restaurants here and you will just have to find your favorite by visiting them. I know nothing about the school system as I am older and my kids are grown.
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check out the department of commerce and social services I bet you there is plenty of stuff you can find wish you well
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dont feel bad iam only meditation science and world decreeds psychology person in my town were i live i have chirstan other regiltiones quit sized me but iam islam is not bad it actley cleaner like bathest and meditation science is if people dont like it do like i do practice at home have home temple just you and family befor allah it not bad... it just that there over seas islamic doom day coult that hurting islam people miss understand you it all Good in my Book like i sied creatior is creatior God name .... so so in name allah God lord allah bless you as islamic people would say amen will this help you for addvoice...
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You are allowed to practice any religion you choose, I'd be kinda surprised if you couldn't find a Muslim friendly restaurant or market, no idea about schooling though. Just be warned, Texas isn't known for it's tolerant views on non-christians. You may have to deal with a few bigots
