Collin County Muslims at EPIC once found a welcoming community, now endure hate and suspicion

Thousands of Muslims have worshipped at the East Plano Islamic Center mosque for years, and the surrounding community has mostly welcomed them. But more recently, the mosque has faced a barrage of online hate — as well as a spike in Islamophobia targeting the mosque and those who pray there. And the mosque is under unprecedented scrutiny from state officials.

EPIC City, a proposed housing development that’s still in the planning stages, would be 40 miles northeast of Dallas. It would accommodate the growing Muslim community in North Texas.

Although it may be many years away from starting construction, Gov. Greg Abbott, Attorney General Ken Paxton and the Department of Justice have all launched probes looking for potential lawbreaking — and so far have provided no evidence of wrongdoing…

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