The East Plano Islamic Center, a prominent mosque in Plano, Texas, is poised to build a 402-acre city called EPIC City, complete with a mosque, 1,000+ homes, a K-12 faith-based school, a community college, retail shops, parks, and senior housing. The project aims to serve the growing Muslim population in the region.
Unsurprisingly, the plans have been met with intense blowback from the surrounding communities and political figures alike. Back in February, Governor Greg Abbott (R) made it clear in an X post that the Lone Star State doesn’t tolerate Sharia law, the legal and ethical framework central to the Muslim faith. Polygamy, different rules for women, free speech restrictions, and violent punishments are some of the practices common in Sharia law that would
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