Texans beg officials to stop construction of Muslim city
Residents of Collin County in Texas begged officials on Monday to block the creation of a Muslim city, citing concerns about Islamic totalitarianism and expansionism.
Early last year, the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) announced plans for EPIC City, a sprawling 402-acre town north of Dallas being promoted as “the epicenter of Islam in America.” Organizers are seeking permits from Collin County to build 1,000 homes, a school, and a shopping center, all centered around a mosque just outside Josephine, Texas.
At a public meeting on Monday, dozens of Josephine’s 2,000 residents urged Collin County Commissioners Court to deny permits for the Islamic city. Some voiced concerns that it would affect Josephine’s resources, while others raised fears that it would impose Islam’s totalitarian Sharia law.
“This is a Sharia compound . . . where they will do Sharia compliance including honor killings, stoning and marrying their young girls off to grown men,” one speaker said.
‘Sharia law is not allowed in Texas’
Another opponent of the proposed city is Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who in February suggested EPIC City will impose Sharia law and establish itself as a “no-go zone.” No-go areas, which have become more prevalent in Europe, are Muslim neighborhoods that consider themselves sovereign under Sharia law and reject the authority of secular law enforcement.
“To be clear, Sharia law is not allowed in Texas,” Gov. Abbott said on February 24th. “Nor are Sharia cities. Nor are ‘no go zones’ which this project seems to imply. Bottom line. The project as proposed in the video is not allowed in Texas.”
More recently, the governor accused EPIC of fraud by using its mosque as a funeral home without a license and suggested that EPIC City is committing other violations.
“We are uncovering legal violations by EPIC City that go far beyond what people realize,” he said. “The proposed community will never see the light of day. More to come.”
Last week, Governor Abbott announced the investigation into EPIC’s board for fraud, again taking aim at Sharia law.
“The group behind the proposed East Plano Islamic Center compound may be misleading investors,” Abbott said in a press release Thursday. “Defrauding Texans will not be tolerated. The Texas State Securities Board is conducting a thorough investigation to ensure Texans are protected from financial harm that is alleged to have been caused by EPIC. This is part of an ongoing investigation into allegations of illegal activities by EPIC. All entities in Texas must follow state law, not Sharia law.”
