Interview with Feridun Zaimoglu: ”Germany is Making Itself a Laughing Stock”

Circumcision is a stipulation of the Prophet and therefore non-negotiable. In an interview with Eren Güvercin, Feridun Zaimoglu makes a resolute plea for the impunity of this Jewish and Muslim ritual As a German Muslim who – in your own words – was brought up by his parents in “Prussian-Ottoman” fashion, you were certainly circumcised…

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Extremism check-list in Lower Saxony

June 17 A new initiative of the Ministry of Interior of Lower Saxony raised concern among German Muslim associations. The Bremen and Lower Saxony branches of the Muslim associations Ditib and the Shura of Lower Saxony cancelled a scheduled meeting for Monday with the local Ministry of Interior Uwe Schünemann (CDU). The reason for such…

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Cologne’s New Central Mosque on the News Again

28./ 29.10.2011 The construction and architecture of the new Central Mosque in Cologne has yet again led to some controversial debate (previously reported in July 2011); yet, this time the argument is between the German Muslim organization DITIB, which is responsible for the construction of the mosque, and its architect, Paul Böhm. During a press…

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Two German Muslim Converts Arrested on Terror Charges

28./ 29./ 30.07.2011 Two German Muslim converts were arrested as they entered the UK at the port of Dover earlier this month. When authorities in Dover stopped Robert Baum (23) and Christian Emde (28) upon entry in the UK and searched their bags, they found instructions to build bombs and literature, which demonstrates their sympathy…

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Two German Muslim Converts Arrested on Terror Charges

28./ 29./ 30.07.2011 Two German Muslim converts were arrested as they entered the UK at the port of Dover earlier this month. When authorities in Dover stopped Robert Baum (23) and Christian Emde (28) upon entry in the UK and searched their bags, they found instructions to build bombs and literature, which demonstrates their sympathy…

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