arson

Muslim groups bemoan lack of public outcry over string of mosque attacks

Islamic groups in Germany Thursday criticised a lack of solidarity and support over a spate of attacks on Muslims and mosques carried out by right-wing extremists and "terrorist" groups.

Terrorism

Gulf minister warns Germany to keep better control over its mosques

Sheikh Nahjan Mubarak al Nahjan, the minister for tolerance in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has said that inadequate surveillance of mosques has led to Islamist terrorism in Germany.

Turkey

Mosque group in Germany takes step back from Ankara

A key Turkish religious organisation in Germany said on Sunday it would further distance itself from Ankara after politicians and media raised concerns of foreign influence.

spying

Merkel party calls for state to spy on mosques

Authorities should be keeping an eye on the content of sermons in Germany's mosques, a senior member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's party has said.

switzerland

Muslims mull mosque debate after Swiss vote

The Swiss vote to forbid the construction of mosques with minarets has sparked calls for a similar ban in Germany. <b>Robert Rigney</b> samples the mood of the country’s Muslim community.

switzerland

Thou shalt not shop

<b>Jost Müller-Neuhof from Der Tagesspiegel wonders how Germans can criticise Switzerland’s vote to ban minarets on mosques as an attack on religious freedom yet they blithely accept being told by Christian churches whether they can shop on Sundays or not.</b>

switzerland

Conservatives say Muslims must show restraint with mosques

Following a controversial Swiss referendum to ban mosques with minarets, Christian Democratic state interior ministers in Germany on Thursday recommended Muslims show restraint when building houses of worship.