The far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) has criticized the Austrian national public broadcaster (ORF)’s documentary program, Am Schauplatz and its producers, Ed Moschitz and Julia Kovarik, for their recent coverage of a protest against an Islamic centre in Vienna. The documentary, entitled “The Fear mongers,” follows a pair of right-wing skinheads who participated in…
In the Viennese district of Neustadt, a project to build a 500 square meter Islamic center, including a large building with prayer spaces, a supermarket and a kebab restaurant, has given worry to the owners of six neighboring garden plots. However, the vice-mayor of Vienna, Wolfgang Trofer, has stated that he cannot comprehend the complaints,…
When Leopoldine Weidinger found out that the Turkish Islamic centre across the street from her was planning on renovating its interior so as to receive five hundred people a week for prayers, she decided to act. Weidinger founded the “Citizen’s initiative – Rappgasse” in an effort to halt the expansion of the centre’s activities, which…
When Leopoldine Weidinger found out that the Turkish Islamic centre across the street from her was planning on renovating its interior so as to receive five hundred people a week for prayers, she decided to act. Weidinger founded the “Citizen’s initiative – Rappgasse” in an effort to halt the expansion of the centre’s activities, which…
In Vienna cemeteries have long been seen as “interconfessional,” and in 2008 a 3.4 hectare Islamic cemetery was opened. According to the speaker for the cemetery, Ali Ibrahim, “There is no longer an excuse to be repatriated to the homeland for burial, as Islamic rites are respected in Austria as well. When one is buried…
