Immigration

Seventeen hurt in asylum home 'riot' over Koran

Seventeen people were injured in a riot at a refugee shelter in central Germany over a torn Koran, police said on Thursday, in fresh tensions as the country braces to host 800,000 asylum seekers this year.

Islam

CDU angers Muslims with opposition to Koran

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Essen will distribute the German Constitution in response to Salafists' plans to give out free copies of the Koran in the city on Saturday. But Muslim residents say they're creating a false opposition.

Immigration

Koran distributors may face more scrutiny

German politicians are urging security services to take stronger action against a fundamentalist Muslim group distributing free copies of the Koran, it was reported Sunday.

Islam

Publisher releases Koran in German as audio book

A German publishing house is releasing a full-length German translation of the Koran in audio book form on Thursday, coinciding with the opening of the Leipzig book fair.