Crime

How recent Syrian communal violence is impacting Germany Fighting between different community groups inside Syria is also causing tensions among Syrians living in Germany. After a brawl on the streets in Dusseldorf, some fear more unrest here.

(Deutsche Welle) Nobody ever used to ask Hassan which sect he belonged to. The 32-year-old Syrian has been in Germany since 2015, having fled after taking part in his country’s civil war on the side of anti-government forces. But now they do. […]

Clerics & Preachers

Outrage among Germany’s imams: Seyran Ateş’ warnings against ‘Islamisation’ dangerous Seyran Ateş, imam of the only liberal mosque in Germany, warned of Islamisation in Europe. Imams are now speaking out, accusing her of using 'dangerous' language.

(Euronews) Since demonstrations in Berlin and Düsseldorf turned violent when supporters of Syria’s new government clashed with pro-Kurdish demonstrators, discussions surrounding radical Islamism in Germany have been on the rise. At the protests last weekend, people celebrated the wave of attacks on […]

Demonstrations

In the heart of Berlin: Hundreds celebrate massacres of Druze The crowd, including Syrian refugees, chanted for rape, murder, and ethnic cleansing in a chilling public rally.

(European Conservative) In front of Berlin’s Rotes Rathaus (Red City Hall), the seat of the city’s mayor, nearly 400 men — many of them reportedly Syrian refugees — publicly celebrated the recent massacres committed against the Druze community in Syria. Eyewitnesses report […]

Clerics & Preachers

Islamists were sent here to ‘Islamise’ Europe, says female imam in Germany Radical protests in Berlin and Düsseldorf saw hundreds of people showing support for Syria's Islamist regime, glorifying violence, and clashing with Kurdish demonstrators.

(Euronews) German authorities filed criminal charges against dozens of participants following weekend protests in Berlin and Düsseldorf, where demonstrators celebrated violence against Syria’s Druze minority and clashed with Kurdish counter-protesters. Hundreds gathered Saturday outside Berlin’s city hall, waving Syrian flags and chanting […]

Clerics & Preachers

Dutch imam suspended after meeting Isaac Herzog in delegation to Israel Bilal Mosque in Alkmaar cuts ties with preacher Youssef Msibih, who was among 15 Muslim figures from Europe on Israeli visit

(Middle East Eye) A Dutch imam has been suspended from his mosque after meeting Israeli President Isaac Herzog as part of a delegation of Muslim figures from Europe visiting Israel. Youssef Msibih, an imam at Bilal Mosque in the northern Dutch city […]

Clerics & Preachers

Group of Europe-based imams visits Israel, bearing ‘message of peace’ Delegation meets President Herzog; will spend a week touring the country, and meeting military, political and religious authorities, victims of October 7

(Times of Israel) When Imam Youssef Masbeh introduced himself to President Isaac Herzog on Monday, he could not help but start singing a special chant in Arabic, offering a reinterpretation of the Israeli national anthem, Hatikvah. Masbeh, who has served as a […]

News: Europe

Jihadis in limbo: The ticking time bomb of Syria’s forgotten ISIS prisons They're the men no country wants. Locked up and accused of being Islamic State fighters, they're considered a threat to the West and the prospect of peace in the new Syria.

(Sky News) “I travelled to Syria to make jihad. I won’t lie,” Londoner Hamza Parvez says through his cell grate. “A lot of mistakes were made — I’m bearing the brunt of those mistakes.” He is one of thousands of foreigners, from […]