Subject: For Immediate Release: Demand Letter from 28 Houses of Worship, Businesses.. | UTD Protest

For Immediate Release: Demand Letter from 28 Houses of Worship, Businesses, and Community Associations Regarding the Arrest of Peaceful Protestors at UT Dallas


Good Afternoon,


The Islamic Association of North Texas ("IANT") along with 27 other houses of worship, businesses, and community associations in the DFW Metroplex—collectively serving tens of thousands of individuals (and the recipients' constituents) across our respective communities—has remitted the letter linked below to key individuals in the Cities of Richardson and Allen, as well the Counties of Dallas and Collin, among those others CCed. The letter is also available online at iant.com/utd-letter.


Summarized, the letter demands accountability from city leaders for what the undersigned believe to be a wholly unjustified and disproportionate response to our community members exercising their First Amendments right to peaceful protest and assembly in one of the most protected forums—a public campus.


For transparency purposes, the undersigned have launched a tracker to keep track of responses as we receive them. www.iant.com/letter-responses.


For additional inquiries, please contact pr@iant.com.


Signatory Organizations:

  1. Islamic Association of North Texas

  2. MAS Islamic Center of Dallas 

  3. North Texas Islamic Council

  4. Islamic Association of Collin County

  5. Islamic Association of Allen

  6. Islamic Center of Frisco

  7. Islamic Center of Prosper and Celina 

  8. Dar Elsalam Islamic Center

  9. Dar El-Eman Islamic Center

  10. Guardians Foundation

  11. World Food Warehouse

  12. Jimmy’s Burgers & Grill

  13. Bilad Restaurant and Bakery

  14. Makkah Masjid

  15. Islamic Center of Quad Cities

  16. DFW Muslim Bar Association

  17. Islamic Society of Denton

  18. ICNA Council for Social Justice

  19. Council on American-Islamic Relations-DFW

  20. McKinney Islamic Association

  21. Al-Ansar Society

  22. Islamic Association of Murphy

  23. Makka Auto Sales

  24. US Tours & Travel

  25. Jasmine Market & Cafe

  26. Yummy Burgers & BBQ

  27. BBQ King Express & Pizzeria

  28. DFW Muslim Chamber of Commerce