Naperville’s Halal Fest: U.S. Politicians and Foreign Diplomats United to Push Sharia in America (Video)
Amy MekAugust 16, 20252 comments
Chicago’s Halal Fest 2025 was no food fair, it was a foreign-backed political project using Sharia economics, Palestinian activism, and bipartisan cover to embed Islamic law into American civic life.
On August 2–3, 2025, more than 20,000 people flocked to Frontier Park in Naperville, Illinois, for the third annual Chicago Halal Fest. The event, which was hosted by the Illinois Muslim Chamber of Commerce, was advertised as the “biggest halal celebration in the U.S.” Banners promised camel rides, comedy shows, and “global cuisines.” Local officials smiled for the cameras. Foreign consuls stood alongside American politicians. On the surface, it looked like a multicultural street fair.
But Halal Fest was far more than food and fun. It was a carefully engineered political project: a showcase for Sharia-compliant economics, a stage for Palestinian solidarity, a platform for foreign influence, and a Trojan Horse for embedding Islamic law into American civic life.
Halal, meaning “lawful” in Arabic, is not just a dietary preference — it is a legal-religious category under Sharia, one that extends into finance, commerce, politics, and culture. Every halal stamp, every certification, every endorsement at this festival was part of a broader strategy: to normalize Islamic law in the American mainstream while recruiting political cover from both U.S. leaders and foreign governments.
https://rairfoundation.com/napervilles-halal-fest-u-s-politicians-foreign-diplomats/
