Two separate attacks on mosques in Germany have sparked concern among the German Muslim community as anti-Muslim hatred and attacks rise at an alarming and continuous rate, posing a significant threat to the Muslim population residing in the country.
A mosque in the central German city of Duisburg has reportedly received a threatening letter containing a swastika symbol and the phrase ‘NSU 2.0’ — a reference to a neo-Nazi group known to have been behind a series of murders.
In another incident, a Turkish flag displayed at the Selimiye Mosque in Bremen was damaged by an individual identified as a supporter of the terrorist organisation PKK, as reported by the DITIB, the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs.
With around 5.6 million Muslims living in the country, Germany has the second-largest Muslim population in Europe. There are around 2,400 mosques in the country.
In 2022, at least 35 mosques were targeted in attacks, with 19 of them motivated by Islamophobia, and eight others carried out by right-wing extremists, according to a DITIB report.
Meanwhile, Brandeilig, which established Germany’s first reporting centre for attacks on mosques, documented approximately 840 incidents between 2014 and 2022.
The assaults on mosques vary: some have involved arson; others have involved threatening texts on walls or false bomb threats or threatening letters designed to upset the Muslim community.
The European Union has, in recent years, witnessed mounting racism fuelled by far-right parties who often exploit and amplify fears about the refugee crisis.
A mosque in the central German city of Duisburg has reportedly received a threatening letter containing a swastika symbol and the phrase ‘NSU 2.0’ — a reference to a neo-Nazi group known to have been behind a series of murders.
In another incident, a Turkish flag displayed at the Selimiye Mosque in Bremen was damaged by an individual identified as a supporter of the terrorist organisation PKK, as reported by the DITIB, the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs.
With around 5.6 million Muslims living in the country, Germany has the second-largest Muslim population in Europe. There are around 2,400 mosques in the country.
In 2022, at least 35 mosques were targeted in attacks, with 19 of them motivated by Islamophobia, and eight others carried out by right-wing extremists, according to a DITIB report.
Meanwhile, Brandeilig, which established Germany’s first reporting centre for attacks on mosques, documented approximately 840 incidents between 2014 and 2022.
The assaults on mosques vary: some have involved arson; others have involved threatening texts on walls or false bomb threats or threatening letters designed to upset the Muslim community.
The European Union has, in recent years, witnessed mounting racism fuelled by far-right parties who often exploit and amplify fears about the refugee crisis.
Two separate attacks on mosques in Germany have sparked concern among the German Muslim community as anti-Muslim hatred and attacks rise at an alarming and continuous rate, posing a significant threat to the Muslim population residing in the country.
A mosque in the central German city of Duisburg has reportedly received a threatening letter containing a swastika symbol and the phrase ‘NSU 2.0’ — a reference to a neo-Nazi group known to have been behind a series of murders.
In another incident, a Turkish flag displayed at the Selimiye Mosque in Bremen was damaged by an individual identified as a supporter of the terrorist organisation PKK, as reported by the DITIB, the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs.
With around 5.6 million Muslims living in the country, Germany has the second-largest Muslim population in Europe. There are around 2,400 mosques in the country.
In 2022, at least 35 mosques were targeted in attacks, with 19 of them motivated by Islamophobia, and eight others carried out by right-wing extremists, according to a DITIB report.
Meanwhile, Brandeilig, which established Germany’s first reporting centre for attacks on mosques, documented approximately 840 incidents between 2014 and 2022.
The assaults on mosques vary: some have involved arson; others have involved threatening texts on walls or false bomb threats or threatening letters designed to upset the Muslim community.
The European Union has, in recent years, witnessed mounting racism fuelled by far-right parties who often exploit and amplify fears about the refugee crisis.
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