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Texas—the symbol of American grit, freedom, and no-nonsense independence—is now facing a threat not with tanks, not with terrorist flags, but with a soft, sophisticated invasion. Not with bombs, but with blueprints. Welcome to EPIC City, the East Plano Islamic Center’s $100 million project to build what they call a “meticulously designed community that brings Islam to the forefront.” Not American values. Not constitutional order. Islam.

This isn’t just a housing development. This is a 402-acre ideological fortress in the making. A Sharia-centric complex boasting 1,000 homes, a 3,200-capacity mosque, Islamic schools, clinics, and senior living, all revolving around the teachings of one of the most radical Islamic preachers in North America: Dr. Yasir Qadhi.

The promotional video released by EPIC and their developer (posted publicly on Instagram here) features Quranic recitation, Islamic nasheeds, and the explicit goal of forming a “self-governed Islamic community.” Their own language betrays the mission: not coexistence—domination. What they are constructing is not a neighborhood; it is a parallel society, a city-within-a-city ruled not by Texas law, but by Islamic jurisprudence. A soft caliphate, planted in plain sight.

This is not speculation. This is strategic subversion.

The East Plano Islamic Center’s own scholar-in-residence, Yasir Qadhi, is no moderate. He’s not even quietly radical. He is openly hostile to democracy, pluralism, and Western civilization as we know it. Qadhi has stated, verbatim, that:

“No Supreme Court, no system of government, no democracy where they vote… What gives you the right to prohibit something or allow something?”
(Yasir Qadhi, public lecture—archived and transcribed by MEMRI and various Islamic watchdogs)

This is not a fringe interpretation. Qadhi is telling you plainly: democracy is illegitimate. In his own words:

“To believe that it is permissible to follow a system of laws other than the Sharia negates one’s testimony of Islam.”
(Yasir Qadhi, [IlmSummit 2008], widely cited in scholarly critiques of political Islam)

According to Qadhi’s ideology, any Muslim who believes in constitutional law, religious tolerance, or separation of church and state has rejected Islam and is to be considered an apostate. And what happens to apostates under Sharia? Qadhi doesn’t shy away:

“Yes, under the Islamic law, apostasy is a crime punishable by death. That is the consensus of the scholars.”
(Yasir Qadhi, Islamic Awareness Conference, 2009)

This is not religion. This is totalitarian theocracy.

Qadhi’s record includes:

• Referring to Christians as “filthy polytheists” whose lives “hold no value” in jihad. (Islamic seminar, 2006)
• Justifying the killing of homosexuals and apostates under Islamic law. (Islamic Center of Tennessee, recorded lectures)
• Fundraising for Aafia Siddiqui, the al-Qaeda-linked terrorist convicted of attempting to kill U.S. soldiers. (2008 fundraising dinner, documented by IPT)
• Denying the Holocaust, only to later “clarify” under pressure. (2001 online post, now deleted, archived by critics)
• Praising the Taliban and calling for a jihad-aligned worldview to be nurtured among American Muslims.

This is the man leading EPIC. This is the ideology shaping this “city.” This is the same Qadhi who has appeared on stage with known Muslim Brotherhood sympathizers and has long been connected to Yaqeen Institute, a propaganda engine disguising Islamism as civil rights activism.

Let’s be absolutely clear: this is not about “freedom of religion.” No religion has the right to erect a self-governed compound designed around the rejection of the U.S. Constitution. Qadhi’s own sermons claim that Sharia is above man-made law, and that those who do not submit to it—Muslims and non-Muslims alike—are in opposition to Allah. This isn’t worship. It’s warfare in slow motion.

And they’re expanding. Land grabs tied to Islamic groups are already popping up across Texas—in Sachse, Aubrey, Blue Ridge—and even in cases where megachurches are being converted into ideological outposts. These are not isolated incidents. These are footholds.

Thankfully, not everyone is asleep. Governor Greg Abbott has stated unequivocally, “Sharia law is not allowed in Texas. Nor are Sharia cities.” State agencies are already investigating EPIC’s permits, including violations for illegal funeral operations and unapproved construction. Attorney General Ken Paxton has leveled consumer protection charges, while the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has issued cease-and-desist orders.

And now, HR 971 is making its way through the Texas legislature — a resolution that would declare CAIR, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, unwelcome at the Texas Capitol. This is a group tied by the Department of Justice to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood — and yet they continue to infiltrate schools, law enforcement training programs, and government hearings under the guise of “civil rights.”

Meanwhile, brave patriots like Bill Gawthrop and Lauren Morris are briefing legislators behind the scenes, educating them on the true nature of Islam as a political doctrine—not merely a faith. They’ve distributed material from Steve Kirby, the late Sam Solomon, and other experts on Islamic jurisprudence and Western incompatibility. The tide is turning—but it’s moving slowly.

A Christian friend who fled the Islamic world and now lives in Texas, Zaid, said it best in a letter to the Governor’s office:

“As a Texan who experienced the impact of Islamic Shariah law in the Middle East and has found a safe and free home in Texas, I disagree with forming communities based solely on religion. Exclusive enclaves hinder assimilation and threaten the values that make Texas free.”

He’s right. And unless we speak louder than the imams, the silence will be our surrender.

This isn’t just about EPIC. It’s not even just about Texas. What is being constructed is a framework for Islamic political expansion inside the West, using our own tolerance as the gateway to eventual submission. It’s already happening in France, Germany, Sweden, and the UK. America is simply next in line. And if Texas falls—the last bastion of American resistance—where will we retreat to then?

This is not a drill. This is not a zoning dispute. This is the test of whether the West has the will to survive.

We’re not watching a neighborhood rise.

We’re watching a civilization kneel — unless we stop it.