A far-right party which is organizing pickets outside German mosques should be banned, a leading Muslim group said Tuesday. Aiman Mazyek, secretary of the Council Council of Muslims, one of four main Islamic groups in Germany, added it was intolerable that the National Democratic Party (NPD) was able to obtain state payouts. He spoke in…
A group of Muslims who prayed in front of the Colosseum during protests against the Israeli offensive in Gaza has been accused of threatening behavior by center-right politicians. Approximately 50 Muslims prayed by the Roman amphitheater during the demonstration, refueling a similar incident in Milan earlier this month. “The pseudo-prayers in Milan and in front…
Hundreds of people protested in central Athens regarding the treatment of immigrants by Greek police, following the recent deaths of two South-Asians near a police office. Protest organizers said that a 24-year old Bangladeshi man died when he fell in a ravine after a scuffle near an immigrant police station on January 3rd. His death…
Government officials and Jewish leaders are concerned that the conflict in Gaza may spill over in Europe, as demonstrations and protests amount, and attacks against Jews and synagogues have been reported. Rallies have been held in London, Paris, Berlin, Glasgow, Rome, Athens, Milan, several Scandinavian capitals, and several other cities – often drawing tens of…
More than 100,000 people marched through Madrid and other cities throughout Spain last Sunday, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Protesters filled downtown boulevards in Madrid carrying banners saying “Peace,” “SOS Gaza,” placards with the word “Gaza” above a red-stained hand and mock blood-spattered bodies of children. Among those in attendance of the march…
