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Girl Scouts of America Offers 'Muslim Badges' — Wait Til You Hear How to Earn Them

“This is not one troop. Mosque-based programs operate in Sacramento, Naperville, Long Island, Virginia, Maryland, Brooklyn, San Diego, and more—embedding prayer, hijab rules, Ramadan...”

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Kyle Becker
Aug 25, 2026
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Fresh off a Muslim foot-washing controversy that ended in the Texas governor threatening legal action and DFW airport backing out, we’ve now got a real doozy of a story about the Girl Scouts.

Now, when you think of the Girl Scouts, you might remember your childhood in the 80s, when badges were given to young girls for outdoor adventuring, wildlife watching, and even baking cookies.

Indeed, the Girl Scouts became synonymous with peddling those addictive boxes of cookies, getting Americans hooked on Thin Mints, Peanut Butter Sandwich Dosidos, and Samoas (mmm).

Now, the Girl Scouts is apparently trying to get young recruits hooked on… Islam.

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