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Imam Jawad Rasul praised Muslims who practice boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) and boycott Coca-Cola in his August 22, 2025 Friday sermon at the Islamic Center of Brushy Creek, Texas. He said that Muslims who boycott certain companies ensure their dollars don't support those backing genocide, and he asked: "You want to drink some blood of your brothers and sisters? You like the taste of it?" Rasul encouraged Muslims in America to continue speaking up for Palestine, saying the "tides are turning" and that there is now a crack within the centers of power in the United States.
Jawad Rasul: "Speak up, alhamdulillah, the tide is turning. There are people that you would never have imagined opposing the hold on America, and they are now speaking out from within the centers of power in this country, at this state, there is a crack appearing.
"Allah brings the victory from where He only knows – we cannot even imagine. So that crack is starting to appear. Continue to speak up, continue to stand up, continue to take a stance against those people, those companies, those products that are supporting genocide.
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"There are many people who love Coca-Cola, but they say: 'You know what, I will not drink it, because I don't want my dollar to go to these people.' You want to drink some blood of your brothers and sisters? You like the taste of it? May Allah protect us."
Jawad Rasul: "Speak up, alhamdulillah, the tide is turning. There are people that you would never have imagined opposing the hold on America, and they are now speaking out from within the centers of power in this country, at this state, there is a crack appearing.
"Allah brings the victory from where He only knows – we cannot even imagine. So that crack is starting to appear. Continue to speak up, continue to stand up, continue to take a stance against those people, those companies, those products that are supporting genocide.
[...]
"There are many people who love Coca-Cola, but they say: 'You know what, I will not drink it, because I don't want my dollar to go to these people.' You want to drink some blood of your brothers and sisters? You like the taste of it? May Allah protect us."
