ISIS

Fundamentalist preacher faces terrorism charges

A fundamentalist Muslim preacher who started a “sharia police” force in western Germany has now been charged with aiding a terrorist group in Syria, prosecutors announced on Tuesday.

ISIS

German soldiers 'may have joined Isis in Syria'

At least 29 German soldiers have travelled to Syria or Iraq in recent years, an internal military report has found, with some believed to have joined terror group Isis.

Terrorism

Berlin doctor 'recruited mentally-ill man for Isis'

German police on Thursday arrested a doctor suspected of having recruited a man of limited mental capacity to fight for the Islamic State organisation in Iraq.

Terrorism

Police grab infamous Salafist Muslim convert

Police in Mönchengladbach have arrested infamous Salafist Sven Lau on suspicion of supporting a terrorist group.

Terrorism

Germany 'in terrorists' sights', warn experts

Germany could be a target for an Isis terrorist attack, leading experts warned in interviews with The Local - but they also cautioned against jumping into knee-jerk reactions.

Terrorism

Tunisian govt confirms Germans killed in attack

UPDATE: German tourists were among those killed by gunmen in a terrorist attack on the Mediterranean resort town of Sousse, Tunisian state media reported on Friday, citing government sources.

sexism

'Wives can't refuse sex', imam tells Berlin mosque

A preacher at a mosque in Berlin's southern Neukölln district has told worshippers that women should be confined to their homes and submit whenever their husbands demand sex.