Islamophobic crimes in Germany more than double in past year
The number of Islamophobic crimes in Germany more than doubled last year, according to government figures, with the rise linked to Israel's war on...
German President: ‘Islam belongs to Germany’
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said that "Islam belongs to Germany" in a rare positive statement amid growing racism and Islamophobia in the country fuelled...
Germany: Islamophobic AfD party rides high in the polls
Germany's drift towards fascism seems to be gathering pace as support for the far-right, Islamophobic Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has reached unprecedented proportions.
Support...
German govt report: Hatred against Muslims is widespread
A German government-commissioned report has found that a hostile attitude toward Muslims is widespread in large sections of German society and its manifestations - hatred...
Deutche Welle fires five Arab journalists over anti-Israel social media posts
Five Arab journalists from the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) have been fired for posting anti-Israel content on their personal social media and other...
Scientists behind the new COVID vaccine are Turkish-German
The scientists behind the new coronavirus vaccine are a Turkish-German couple.
The Pfizer vaccine is said to be 90% effective against COVID-19 has been heralded...
Muslim man denied German citizenship for refusing to shake woman’s hand
A Muslim man who passed the German naturalisation test but refused to shake hands with a female official has been denied citizenship.
The Administrative...
Germany prosecutes BDS activists who interrupted speech by Israel Knesset member
A vigil has been held outside the German Embassy in London in solidarity with three BDS activists who are on trial in Germany accused of...
Hanau attack suspect Tobias Rathjen “hated ethnic minorities”
The suspected gunman who killed nine people in the German town of Hanau has been named by local media as Tobias Rathjen, a far-right extremist...
Germany to impose “mosque tax” on Muslim communities to avoid “foreign influence”
Politicians in Germany are planning to impose a “mosque tax” on its Muslim population to prevent “foreign influence”.
Leading members of three coalition parties, the...
