Posted on 05/08/2026 4:43:44 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Will we allow Koranic culture and sharia law to take Texas too?
There’s no denying that large-scale activities taken by any Muslim transplants will likely raise red flags for the American community already there. That’s just what happened to the community originally called EPIC City, for East Plano Islamic Center, now renamed as “The Meadow.” Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton became very suspicious of the planned development and filed several lawsuits, alleging the developers were “implementing Sharia Law and creating a no-go zone for non-Muslims.”
While Paxton and Abbott successfully delayed the development, last week a judge ruled that the Texas Workforce Commission must meet the original terms of the agreement; the state will appeal.
The developers plan to build K–12 faith-based schools, and they’re not being clear about the curriculum they plan to implement, and to what degree Islamic subjects will be taught. Although there could be a move to include sharia law in part or in its entirety in the development, the developers claim they will follow the laws of Texas. It will include retail shops, as well as a mosque.
And one has to wonder about its leadership—a primary figure working for the development, Yasir Qadhi, was criticized in 2010 for saying the following:
‘Hitler never intended to destroy the Jews’ and ‘that Hitler never actually intended to massacre the Jews, he actually wanted to expel them to neighboring lands.’ He later apologized for this and went on a trip to Auschwitz as part of a delegation.
Has he really had a change of heart or were his actions just for show?
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas), which purports to defend the civil rights of all Muslims, made the following statement in response to the new ruling:
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Can’t do much anymore. But I can still meme!
Which is why they must be stopped now. They ain’t Injun reservations.
All too true, FRiend. And the idiot left is welcoming them in thinking that they will be immune to the consequences.
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