Nihad Awad, the radical founding member and current president of the controversial Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), delivered a chilling speech at the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) conference. CAIR, an organization with well-documented ties to Hamas, has long pushed a dangerous anti-American Islamic agenda under the guise of civil rights. Speaking in front of ISNA, Awad laid out a subversive vision for the future of America. His rhetoric revealed a long-term strategy to entrench Islamic influence in American institutions, politics, and media.
ISNA and CAIR: A Dangerous Brotherhood Nexus
ISNA, much like CAIR, has a deeply troubling history. Both organizations were named unindicted co-conspirators in the largest terror financing trial in U.S. history—the Holy Land Foundation case, where millions of dollars were funneled to Hamas. In Canada, ISNA lost its charitable status in 2018 for financing terrorism. ISNA’s founding mission was “to advance the cause of Islam and serve Muslims in North America so as to enable them to adopt Islam as a complete way of life.”
Despite this well-documented extremist pedigree, ISNA continues to operate freely, serving as a platform for radical voices like Awad, who uses the organization’s reach to push a narrative of victimhood, resistance, and, ultimately, the Islamization of America.
Awad’s Speech: A Call for Islamic Domination
Awad wasted no time laying out his strategy, praising young Muslims for embracing Palestinian nationalism, which he framed as a universal struggle for “justice, equality, and freedom.” While superficially advocating for “civil rights,” his speech quickly took a more ominous turn, invoking Islamic history to justify dismantling the current “system of injustice” in America.
Awad likened modern America to the pre-Islamic tribal system in Mecca, portraying it as a society in moral decay that must be confronted and transformed. He explicitly urged Muslims in America to view their struggle as a continuation of the Prophet Muhammad’s mission—one that involved tearing down the existing social and political order to establish an Islamic alternative.
Awad’s words were clear: Muslims in America must not simply integrate; they must actively work to change the country to reflect Islamic values at every level.
The Plan: Islamic Influence in Law, Media, and Government
Perhaps the most alarming part of Awad’s speech was his roadmap for embedding Islamic power into American society. He called for every mosque in the U.S. to fund scholarships, not for engineering or medicine, but for careers in journalism, law, filmmaking, political science, and history. His reason? To control the narrative and ensure Islam is represented as its proponents wish, not as it truly is.
Awad laid out a vision where, within a few decades, tens of thousands of Muslim lawyers, journalists, and politicians would wield enough influence to rewrite laws, dictate media coverage, and ultimately reshape America’s political landscape.
He openly admitted that American Muslims are underrepresented in these fields and framed their participation as a necessary step toward long-term dominance.
“We have to be in the halls of Congress, we have to be in the newsrooms, we have to be in the classrooms, we have to be in the books, and we have to be in the courts,” Awad declared.
He then laid out the numbers:
- 4,000 mosques nationwide should each establish funds for five annual scholarships in journalism, law, filmmaking, political science, and history.
- If every mosque followed through, by 2029, there would be 4,000 new Muslim attorneys, journalists, filmmakers, political scientists, and historians in the U.S.
- Within 15 years, he projected this number would grow to 50,000 Muslim attorneys, 50,000 journalists, 50,000 filmmakers, and 50,000 political influencers.
- This pipeline would allow Muslims to shape laws, media narratives, education, and historical interpretation.
- Currently, 43 state delegates in the U.S. are Muslim. If they run for Congress, he claimed the number of Muslims in office could grow to 50 in the next six years.
This is a long-term strategy for ideological and political control—not a simple desire for fair representation.
The “Palestine First” Strategy: Weaponizing the U.S. Political System
Awad also made it clear that Palestine is not just a foreign policy issue for American Muslims but a “domestic issue.” He boasted that through pressure campaigns, street protests, and political maneuvering, activists successfully “unseated” Joe Biden—a dubious claim, but one that demonstrates CAIR’s belief in its political influence.
He urged Muslims to keep the pressure on government officials to adopt a more pro-Palestinian stance, furthering the agenda of Islamic power in the West.
“Palestine should be present in City Council resolutions, in state legislation, and in federal legislation everywhere,” Awad demanded.
The message was clear: Islamists are not just working to change policy; they aim to redefine America’s political priorities to align with their own.
Watch Nihad Awad’s full speech at ISNA below:
CAIR’s Tax-Exempt Status: A Loophole for Islamic Influence
Despite CAIR’s open engagement in political activism, the organization continues to enjoy a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, shielding it from financial scrutiny while allowing it to receive tax-deductible donations. Yet, CAIR’s activities—such as organizing pressure campaigns, interfering in U.S. politics, and allegedly assisting political candidates—raise serious questions about whether it is in violation of federal tax laws.
Reports indicate that CAIR has engaged in direct political lobbying, particularly in efforts to unseat politicians deemed insufficiently supportive of its Islamic agenda. In January 2024, investigations revealed that CAIR had potentially violated tax-exempt rules by actively campaigning for Joe Biden’s election. If these allegations are substantiated, CAIR should no longer qualify as a tax-exempt nonprofit and should instead be subjected to the same regulations as political organizations.
Additionally, CAIR’s role in shielding Islamic communities from legal scrutiny has raised further concerns. In January 2025, following a terrorist attack in New Orleans, a Houston-area mosque advised its members to avoid speaking with the media and to refer any FBI inquiries to CAIR and the Islamic Society of Greater Houston. This directive underscores CAIR’s deep involvement in legal defense strategies for Islamic communities, even amid security concerns. It also raises troubling questions about whether CAIR is using its nonprofit status to obstruct investigations into radicalization and terrorist activities.
The legal challenges CAIR faces now go beyond its rhetoric; a federal magistrate judge recently ordered CAIR to reveal its funding sources, exposing potential foreign influences on its operations. This ruling could provide insight into whether foreign Islamic entities are covertly financing CAIR’s efforts to reshape American society.
Islamization of America: Not a Conspiracy, But a Stated Goal
Awad’s speech at ISNA was not just another political address—it was a blueprint for the Islamization of America. His message was not one of peaceful coexistence but of strategic subversion, where Muslims are encouraged to see themselves as a unified bloc working toward dominance in media, law, and politics.
Despite CAIR’s claims of being a “civil rights” group, the organization’s deep ties to Hamas, its role in suppressing free speech, and its efforts to mainstream Islamic victimhood narratives expose its true agenda. Now, with the recent court ruling forcing CAIR to disclose its foreign donors, the American public may finally see the extent of the organization’s outside influence.
The real question Americans must ask is: Why does CAIR continue to enjoy tax-exempt status while engaging in political manipulation and operating as a foreign-influenced advocacy group? No genuine charity should be shielding foreign money from scrutiny while actively working to reshape America’s laws and policies to align with an Islamic agenda.
CAIR is not about integration; it is about transformation. It is an organization hiding behind a civil rights facade while pushing a long-term ideological strategy to undermine the foundations of American democracy.
This is not speculation.
It is not theory.
It is their stated plan.
And now, with CAIR’s funding finally coming under legal scrutiny, Americans have a chance to expose the full scope of this agenda before it is too late.
