Posted on 02/05/2026 9:18:40 AM PST by DFG
A glossy brochure labeled “Qatar City, Arizona, USA” has begun circulating online. It shows a 6,000-acre state land auction and a massive proposed development project strategically placed near Arizona’s TSMC high-tech zone. The name? Qatar City. The plan? Unclear. The funding? Opaque. The timing? Disturbing.
The proposal was submitted under the name Khaled A. Shair, listing a contact email at kshair@lasaintl.com and a Nevada phone number. At first glance, it looks like a standard development pitch. But peel back even one layer, and the warning signs multiply.
There is no public record of where Khaled A. Shair is actually from. Court documents list him as a resident of Illinois, but there is no traceable birthplace, no confirmed nationality, and no digital history to back the public-facing identity. What we do know is this: he has past ties to both Saudi business circles and Qatar’s state-controlled Islamic banking sector.
Shair appears in older U.S.–Saudi business directories as President & CEO of Lasa International LLC, a company that is now permanently closed, with no website, no active business registration, and no operational record in any state database. Its domain, lasaintl.com, is dead. Its entire digital footprint? Ghosted.
Yet somehow, this is the corporate name attached to a 6,000-acre state land proposal to build a foreign-branded megacity in Arizona.
The proposal was “prepared by” Lee & Associates, a legitimate commercial real estate brokerage. But their official listings show no public record of this project, and no known broker affiliation with Shair. It’s unclear whether their name was officially attached or simply used as a template.
So what do we actually have?
- A multi-billion-dollar land proposal with zero corporate transparency.
- A foreign-named project tied to a now-defunct LLC with no real-world business trail.
- And a broker name that appears more as a prop than a partner.
If this were a serious civic development, we’d see paperwork, public meetings, investor names, or zoning disclosures. Instead, we get a shell, a name, and an invisible network.
Which raises the real question: Who’s really behind this?
Because this isn’t the first time Khaled A. Shair has worked in partnership with foreign Islamist financiers to embed infrastructure on U.S. soil.
In 2004, Shair was hired by Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), a massive Sharia-compliant financial institution directly linked to Qatar’s Islamist ruling elite, to help launch a U.S.-based Islamic bank called US Finance House.
Shair and the individual defendants met on March 21, 2004 in Chicago, Illinois to discuss establishing a commercial bank in the United States, to be named “US Finance House,” that would providebanking services based upon Islamic banking principles.
– Shair v. Quatar Islamic Bank et al, No. 1:2008cv01060 – Document 48 (N.D. Ill. 2009)
The goal? Build a financial institution in America fully aligned with Islamic law: Zakat-compliant, interest-free, halal-only investments, and operationally structured to match Sharia’s financial code.
According to court records, Shair:
- Was promised the role of CEO
- Received a formal offer letter from QIB’s chairman
- Worked nearly two years to secure licensing, facilities, staff, and compliance documents for a U.S.-based Sharia bank
Then in 2006, QIB abruptly withdrew, refused to provide further capital, and left Shair unpaid beyond an initial $30,000. He sued in federal court, and the filings reveal a quiet pattern of foreign strategic planning, soft infiltration, and financial ghosting once the groundwork was laid.
And now, two decades later, that same man resurfaces. No explanation. No partners. No corporate infrastructure.
Just a familiar pattern:
A Saudi-tied name. A Qatar-linked past. A shuttered shell company. And 6,000 acres of Arizona.
Nothing About This Is Coincidental
You don’t brand a 6,000-acre project with the name of a foreign Islamic monarchy without intent.
You don’t position it near strategic infrastructure unless you’re planning for influence.
You don’t operate through real estate proxies and LLCs unless you know public scrutiny would shut it down.
What About the State’s Response?
On February 3, 2026, the Arizona State Land Department issued a statement saying the “Qatar City” concept was created by a local real estate brokerage firm without their knowledge or approval. They clarified that the land in question is under a separate application by Pulte Homes, with 900 acres already sold to TSMC for industrial use.
But here’s what they didn’t say.
In the same brochure, they dismissed as a “local concept,” TSMC is clearly listed as a confirmed stakeholder with their $165 billion investment and 900-acre parcel plotted right next to “Qatar City.” And it gets worse.
The firm they claimed was unaffiliated and acted without oversight, Lee & Associates, is printed directly on the map, alongside TSMC, INTEL, Mayo Clinic, and other verified names.
So let’s call it what it is:
The state confirmed part of the brochure was real (TSMC), and then pretended the rest was fantasy. That’s not a miscommunication. That’s a coordinated dodge.
You don’t greenlight 900 acres to TSMC on January 7 and then pretend you’ve never seen the rest of the same map a few weeks later.
And just as a reminder: a few months ago, plans were confirmed for a Qatari Emiri Air Force training facility to be built in Idaho, hosted on a U.S. Air Force base, on American soil, under the banner of “strategic partnership.”
So now we ask: what happens when you pair a Qatari military presence in Idaho with a Qatari-branded city plan in Arizona, led by a man who once built Sharia-based financial infrastructure on U.S. territory with backing from Qatar’s most powerful bank?
This isn’t about a Muslim family building homes. It’s about the alliances we’ve made with regimes that build ideological colonies while we pretend it’s economic diplomacy.
They don’t need to invade us. They just need to invest.
And we’ve welcomed them with open land, open contracts, and eyes wide shut.
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Soon to be Al-Arizona.
Dearbornazonia or just plain Deeedddddborn. We’re starting to look like the UK.
Time to buy adjacent acreage and raise pigs.
I know all about this. I am an Arizona State Senator and we heard about this in our Federalism Committee when we were discussing our anti-Sharia Law bill.
This was just a marketing brochure by a realtor trying to drum up business. This is not happening and it would have to go through so many public processes that even if it was a real proposal, I guarantee you that, a least for now, it would not go through.
Tucker Carlson for Mayor!
They are building the same thing in Lino Lakes, MN.
Only Muz can buy property on it.
They are building the same thing in Lino Lakes, MN.
Only Muz can buy property on it.
East of Phoenix....
Ok
In the picture it looks to be north of Phoenix (look at I-17). That is also where TSMC is located.East of Phoenix is already pretty well built out.
“This is not happening and it would have to go through so many public processes that even if it was a real proposal, I guarantee you that, a least for now, it would not go through.”
Thank you! That’s reassuring (for now, anyway).
This should be in breaking news along with the talk show bombshell breaking news.
With water coming from where?
Keep Arizona American!
NO islamistans in America!
That needs to be stopped. We have a Muslim only development in North Texas that fortunately caught the attention of the right politicians to get it stopped. That will li,ely continue for a while.
The sly method used is in the propaganda, effectively: we just want to practice our religion here. That BS, they want to have Muslim only residents, want your property tax to fund the local mosque, and they want YOU to follow their stupid religious laws and customs. Example: Londonistan. Don’t let it happen here.
They are military bases.
“This was just a marketing brochure by a realtor trying to drum up business.”
Someone should have a heart to heart with the realtor.
“This was just a marketing brochure by a realtor trying to drum up business.”
Someone should have a heart to heart with the realtor.
He’s been thoroughly tarred and feathered all over social media
Glad to hear, Hildi that Qatar City is going no where and thanks to you and legislative compatriots. One never knows with Valley Girl Hobbs at the helm.
I’m confident you can reign her in.
It’s odd that a nation built on religious freedom can’t accommodate Islam, but Sharia Law is completely incompatible with our capitalist republic. It can’t be allowed to advance an inch further or we surrender just as Europe is in the process of doing.
....watching from Phoenix
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