Dr. Hormoz Shariat of Iran Alive Ministries, which is headquartered in the Dallas, Texas area, recently told Pastor Joseph Parker on American Family Radio that Muslims never pray in the streets in Islamic countries, only in mosques.
But at the beginning of Ramadan this year, Muslims laid out their prayer mats in the middle of Times Square and knelt to pray – a practice that began in 2022 and has become an annual event, according to organizers.
Noting that Muslims have taken to the streets in European cities like London and Paris to do their ritual prayers for years, Dr. Shariat said it is their way of claiming territory for Islam.
Muslims have been taken positions in England's government since the 1970s, crafting laws that place Islam above the Christian faith.
"At the same time, they arrest Christians standing silently on the streets, praying for schools, praying for abortion clinics," Shariat relayed, reemphasizing that they get arrested for praying silently.
Now Islam is making inroads in several American cities, including Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, and Dallas.
Recent elections—especially in 2025—saw a surge in Muslim representation, from city councils all the way up to major offices like New York City mayor and Virginia lieutenant governor, alongside four current members of Congress.
"Islam is growing in America in a very systematic way," Dr. Shariat asserted. "Over 52 mosques have been started in the Dallas area just in the last two years."
He says Muslims are using America's freedom, laws, and Constitution against Americans, and he encourages the Church to step in.
"I pray you wake up, Christians in America, to what Islam is doing," he told listeners. "We need to love Muslims, but we need wisdom for what to do."
Iran Alive Ministries was founded in 2000 with a vision to transform Iran into a Christian nation. It uses modern technology to share the gospel, train believers, and fuel a discipleship-making movement.
Dr. Shariat, who is often referred to as "the Billy Graham of Iran," was born and raised in a Muslim family in Iran but later came to the United States and converted to Christianity.
He does not physically travel to Iran, as he would likely be killed for converting Muslims to Christianity and broadcasting the gospel. Instead, he leads an underground church network from outside, often conducting conferences in neighboring countries for Iranian Christian leaders.
