Muslim, Jewish and Christian community leaders in North Texas condemned recent backlash against and ongoing investigations into a planned Muslim community development in the region.
The interfaith leaders held a news conference Tuesday to address the East Plano Islamic Center’s project EPIC City and other North Texas mosques facing “ongoing attacks.” Mustafaa Carroll, executive director of the Dallas-Fort Worth Office of the Council of American Islamic Relations, said Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton have disseminated “hateful misinformation” about Muslims and Islam.
“They pose a serious physical threat to the lives and safety of Muslim children, families, and communities in schools, homes, and spaces throughout North Texas and statewide,” Carroll told reporters…