May 20
Aiman A. Mazyek, chair of the Central Council of Muslims in Germany underlined the importance of the European elections for Muslims all over Europe. A high voting number would be the best answer against emerging nationalism, racism and hostility towards Islam in Europe.
The central council of Muslims advices Muslims to call parties that support the respect for human rights. According to Mazyek, Muslims would be pro-European and stand for a democratic and united Europe. The economic crisis and the wars in Ukraine and the Arab world would create distrust among the citizens. The social gap between rich and poor would be increasing. Muslims have been serving as scapegoats for all these problems, so Mazyek. Right-wing extremist parties adapt anti-Muslim and anti-Semitic ideas to benefit and gather support. Mazyek described them as the real anti-Europeans with no interest in the European integration and a stable European parliament.
