(Deutsche Welle) Thilo Sarrazin, who has been accused by Islamic organizations of racism and damaging Germany’s reputation, will no longer appear at a private business club in the northwestern city of Bremen next month.
The Weser-Kurier newspaper cited organizers as saying the event, slated for December 10 at the Havanna Lounge, had been canceled due to security concerns.
The club said its staff had faced threats over plans to host the controversial Social Democrat (SPD) politician, who has written several books critical of German immigration policy and Islam.
Disruptive protest planned
Local media reported that left-wing groups planned a protest on the evening of the appearance by Sarrazin, who was ejected from the board of Germany’s central bank in 2010 at the time of the publication of his first book.
