Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport plans to install Islamic ablution stations in Terminal D restrooms, according to documents registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation on July 31. The project is privately funded and expected to cost around $300,000, the documents state.
Dallas-Fort Worth Airport to install Wudu ablution stations in Terminal D restrooms
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport plans to install Islamic ablution stations in Terminal D restrooms, according to documents registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation on July 31. The project is privately funded and expected to cost around $300,000, the documents state.
According to the project registration, the work consists of 'adding Ablution stations to existing concourse-level restrooms in Terminal D, one Men's ablution station in existing men's restroom and one Women's ablution station in the existing women's restroom.'
The installations are described as Wudu ablution stations, which are used for ritual washing before Islamic prayer. The project documents state the updates aim to prevent water on standard restroom floors and protect sink counters.
Similar low-level basins and interfaith spaces already exist at other major international airport hubs across the United States, including Chicago O'Hare, according to the source.
- The source does not state who is providing the private funding for the project.
- The source does not state the exact completion date beyond 'end of the year.'
- The source does not include any response or comment from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport officials.
- The source does not state whether any other terminals at the airport have similar facilities planned or already in place.
- The source does not identify the contractor or firm registered to carry out the installation.
Read the original at New York Post