A Month of Islam in Europe: January 2015
A chronological review of some of the main stories involving the rise of Islam in Europe in January 2015.
Tag: Germany
Germany: Anti-Islamization Movement Faces Uncertain Future
The future of the German grassroots anti-Islamization movement known as PEGIDA has been thrown into doubt after a leadership split resulted in key members leaving the group.
Germany Bracing for Islamic Terror
Federal and state security agencies have been ordered to identify the whereabouts of up to 250 German Islamists.
Germans Rise Up Against Islamization
Thousands of German citizens have been taking to the streets to protest the growing “Islamization” of their country.
Germany: Hooligans Declare War on Islamic Radicals
Thousands of football hooligans from across Germany gathered in Cologne to protest the spread of radical Islam in the country.
Germany: Holy War Erupts in Hamburg
Supporters of the jihadist group Islamic State and ethnic Kurds have engaged in bloody street clashes in Hamburg.
Germany’s “Sharia Police”
Muslim radicals have begun enforcing Islamic Sharia law on the streets of Wuppertal, a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, the state with the largest Muslim population in Germany.
Holy War Arrives in Germany
Supporters of the jihadist group “Islamic State” have clashed with Kurdish Yazidis in North Rhine-Westphalia, the state with the largest Muslim population in Germany.
Salafism in Germany: “Something Must Be Done Immediately”
German authorities are concerned that most of those attracted to Salafi ideology are impressionable young Muslims who are susceptible to perpetrating terrorist acts in the name of Islam.
European Elections: “No to Europe, Yes to Europe”
Euro-skeptics face a daunting set of long-term challenges to stop the seemingly relentless march toward European federalism. In the near term, however, the impact of their electoral victories will be felt the most at the local and national levels.
Germany: Islamists Infiltrating Schools in Hamburg
Muslim radicals are imposing Islamic norms and values in primary and secondary public schools in Hamburg, the second-largest city in Germany, say school officials, who are asking for stepped-up monitoring of the Salafist groups thought to be behind the Islamization efforts.
German Pledges to Return Nazi-Looted Art
Investigators searching for art looted by the Nazis have discovered a hoard of more than 200 artworks stashed away at a house in Austria belonging to Cornelius Gurlitt, the son of infamous German art dealer Hildebrand Gurlitt.
