30.10.2011 Aydan Özoguz, MP and aspiring vice-chairwoman of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), has distanced herself from her radical Islamic brothers. Yavuz and Gürhan Özoguz run the anti-Israel and Pro-Iranian internet portal “Muslim-Markt” and were observed by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution for several years. Özoguz, who is hoping to the…
20 March 2011 Shanna Bukhari, of Pakistani background and representing Britain in the Miss Universe beauty contest, has received threats from all sides. Muslim radicals tell her she betrays her religion, white supremacists say she cannot represent Britain as it’s not her country, and feminists criticise her for participating in a contest based on female…
15 March 2011 Arid U., who killed two US soldiers at Frankfurt Airport, went through an intense phase of radicalisation for around two years prior to the attack. However, this development took place almost exclusively on the internet and was therefore hardly visible to people in Arid U.’s environment nor to security services. German officials…
4 March 2011 What caused a young man in Frankfurt to turn to radical Islam and kill two US airmen? Newspapers in The Local’s media roundup on Friday try to make sense of a senseless act. A top German lawmaker called Friday for the expulsion of “hate preachers” in the wake of the shooting. “Religious…
Bill Keller, the internet evangelist, addressed a crowd of about 60 on Sunday at his temporary quarters of his Christian center near ground zero. Keller, stated “If we’re going to do something in New York City, we’re going to do something that’s not just bold and visible, but something that has a lasting presence.” Keller’s…
