Letters containing anti-Muslim threats had been despatched to 3 mosques in Germany, in keeping with officers.
The Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB), which runs the three mosques in northwestern Germany, condemned the racist incident and referred to as on authorities to take motion towards Islamophobia.
“These heinous acts have deeply saddened us and our neighbors,” the chairs of the DITIB mosque associations in Bochum, Castrop-Rauxel and Recklinghausen stated in a joint assertion.
“We are worried. The continuation of similar attacks will cause serious concerns in the community. The perpetrator or perpetrators must be apprehended and brought to justice as soon as possible,” they stated.
The packages despatched to the mosques within the three cities contained racist messages, burned pages of the Quran, Islam’s holy guide, pork and feces, in keeping with the officers.
Germany is dealing with an increase in anti-Muslim racism and violence lately, fueled by the propaganda of far-right political events and actions.
In the primary half of 2023, police recorded 258 anti-Muslim crimes, together with assaults on mosques, circumstances of bodily hurt, and threatening letters.
A rustic of greater than 84 million, Germany has the second-largest Muslim inhabitants in Western Europe after France. It is residence to greater than 5 million Muslims, in keeping with official figures.
Source: www.dailysabah.com