Congressman Keith Self

In fact, when I was in the Pentagon, I was trying to deal with the stingers that we had given the Mujahideen.

So my experience in the Middle East is longer than just those few years.

And then in Iraq, I was actually in Qatar, the country of Qatar, which is basically a family-owned business by the Al-Thani family, who have a tremendous amount of natural gas.

But it is totally, most of the workers there are not even Qatari.

And you know, Steve, what they're doing to our institutions of higher learning here in the United States.

They're funding Sharia indoctrination.

So yeah, my history in the Middle East goes a long way.

Well, I'm encouraged, Steve, because just before we broke for the Christmas break, Chip Roy and I started the Sharia Free America Caucus.

We now have 24 members and basically we've just started to advertise it.

So we're encouraged with the growth there.

There are actually seven bills that have been introduced that deal with some sort of Sharia in various aspects.

So I'm actually encouraged that people are starting to realize this will be an issue in the 2026 election.

Certainly in Texas, it's actually on the primary ballot.

So this is going to be a big deal.

And I think people are starting to wake up to that fact.

Because I know the history of the nations that Sharia has overtaken.

When you look at the traditional dress of many of the Middle Eastern nations, it's not the very austere dress of the women, for instance, under Sharia.

It's a very traditional dress of the Middle East, but when Sharia conquers you, women become second-class citizens.

They now require everybody to submit, so it's knowing history in the nations.

And frankly, I serve in North Texas, Steve, as you know, and North Texas is now ground zero.