Arson attack on mosque in Berlin
A mosque in Berlin has been set on fire by masked assailants in the early hours of Sunday morning. “Witnesses told us that three assailants with covered faces threw burning material and immediately ran away,” said Bayram Turk, the head of the mosque association. This attacks comes only a few days after another mosque frequented […]
Germany Gets ‘Liberal’ Mosque, Open to LGBT Muslims
Full-face veils are banned; Men and women, straight or gay, can pray together; Sunnis and Shiites, who in other parts of the world are engaged in bloody conflicts, are encouraged to sit side-by-side. Welcome to Germany’s first “liberal” mosque. Dozens of people gathered for Friday prayers—led by a female American imam— at the opening of […]
Schauble: Muslims ‘Have To Accept Our Way Of Life’
German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble has said that Muslims “have to accept our way of life” if they are to be welcome in Germany. Speaking at a panel discussion on Wednesday he said that migrants who don’t like European culture have made “the wrong decision” in coming to the continent, Politico reported. “There are better […]
Angela Merkel Defends Muslims, But Says Christians Can’t Stop Islamic Terrorism
German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended Islam as a peaceful religion Saturday night in a speech aimed at quelling growing anti-Muslim sentiment in Europe and the U.S. that has sparked in recent months hate crimes and political backlash. Merkel, who has sought to lead by example and welcome hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees into Germany […]
Trump’s Shifting Alliances Have Global Consequences
French and German leadership voiced major concerns Friday over President Donald Trump’s policies in a joint press conference Friday in Berlin where the heads of state highlighted the dual threats of Islamic terror and rising nationalism in Europe. Their remarks are the latest international reaction to what appears to be a significant shift in foreign […]
Germany’s top court rejects bid to ban far-right NPD
Germany’s highest court has rejected a bid to ban the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD), ruling that the xenophobic party poses no threat to democracy due to its dwindling influence. Judges at the Federal Constitutional Court accepted on Tuesday that the NPD, which is frequently accused of having neo-Nazi links and a racist agenda , […]
Berlin Attacker’s EU Escape Path Raises Questions
By the time police officer Luca Scata fired a bullet into the chest of Anis Amri, the Tunisian national who plowed a 25-ton Scania truck into a Christmas market in central Berlin three days earlier, the 24-year-old attacker had traveled across four European Union countries—Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France. Before meeting his end in […]
Tunisia Arrests Nephew, 2 Others Connected to Slain Suspected Berlin Attacker
Authorities in Tunisia have arrested the nephew of suspected Berlin Christmas market attacker Anis Amri, along with two other Islamist militant suspects said to be “connected” to Amri, the interior ministry said Saturday. The three suspects are said to be members of a “terrorist cell… connected to the terrorist Anis Amri who carried out the […]
Anis Amri’s nephew arrested over Berlin market attack
Tunisia has arrested the nephew of Anis Amri, the Berlin attack suspect, and two others linked to him, according to North African nation’s interior ministry. The three suspects – aged between 18 and 27 – were arrested in a police raid on Friday in the central province of Kairouan, where Amri’s home town is located, […]
Germany: Dresden mosque bombed in ‘xenophobic’ attack
Bomb attacks hit a mosque and a convention centre in the eastern German city of Dresden, police said on Tuesday, adding the motive appeared to be xenophobia and nationalism. No one was injured in the explosions late on Monday in a city that has become a hotspot for far-right protests and hate crimes following a […]