Houston’s Historic Ismaili Center Opening Its Doors to the Public

Houston’s historic Ismaili Center opening its doors to the public

The massive Islamic religious center is one of seven across the globe and the first in the United States. Houstonians can attend an opening event on Saturday.

With Islamophobia on the Rise, Houston Becomes Home to First Ismaili Center in the U.S.

Between 2022 and 2025, the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding’s Islamophobia Index increased by 8 points. The Center for the Study of Organized Hate found that online Islamophobia was widespread throughout Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral race in New York City. From June to October 2025, the study found that online Islamophobic narratives frequently labeled Mamdani as a “terrorist”, “jihadist”, and a “radical Muslim”. Use of such terminology …