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Muslim Calls to Prayers Get a Mixed Reception in Germany - Bernd Thissen / picture alliance / dpa

Muslim Calls to Prayers Get a Mixed Reception in Germany - Bernd Thissen / picture alliance / dpa

The Echo of “Allahu Akbar” Muslim Calls to Prayers Get a Mixed Reception in Germany

A growing number of mosques in Germany are seeking permission to conduct calls to prayer over loudspeakers. Residents and critics in some cities are pushing back. By Katrin Elger

Planned Mosque Sparks Controversy in Russia - ANDREY SMIRNOV/ AFP

Planned Mosque Sparks Controversy in Russia - ANDREY SMIRNOV/ AFP

Nationalists Calling for 'Clean Moscow' Planned Mosque Sparks Controversy in Russia

The leaders of Moscow's 1.5 million strong Muslim community say they desperately need more places of worship. But a plan to build a new mosque has run into local opposition which is being fuelled by nationalists calling for a "clean Moscow" without Muslims and foreigners. Von Maxim Kireev

Mosque in a Box Inventive Imam Caters to Muslims on the Go

What to do if you're too busy to make it to Friday prayers? An imam in France has come up with just the thing: a portable mosque. There are models for all price ranges, from basic to deluxe.

Germany's Anonymous Mosque Watchers - DER SPIEGEL

Germany's Anonymous Mosque Watchers - DER SPIEGEL

Tilting at Minarets Germany's Anonymous Mosque Watchers

Reinhard Werner doesn't trust Islam. The 70-year-old German is part of a group which keeps tabs on mosques across Germany, monitoring them for what he calls an "intolerant Islam of terror." Over the years, he has gained a certain amount of notoriety. Von Hauke Goos

International Right-Wingers Gather for EU-Wide Minaret Ban - ddp

International Right-Wingers Gather for EU-Wide Minaret Ban - ddp

Following in Switzerland's Footsteps International Right-Wingers Gather for EU-Wide Minaret Ban

Delegates from right-wing populist parties from across Europe are descending on Germany this weekend for a conference looking into the possibility of an EU-wide minaret ban. The hosts, an anti-Muslim German group, hope to use the gathering as a springboard to success in local elections. Von Charles Hawley

Germany's Very Own Minaret Debate Turns Nasty - ddp

Germany's Very Own Minaret Debate Turns Nasty - ddp

Far-Right Rhetoric Germany's Very Own Minaret Debate Turns Nasty

A small Muslim community in a western German town would like to build a minaret on its mosque. But the plan has triggered passionate opposition from locals, many of whom rely on rhetoric from the extreme right in railing against the "symbol of Islam's quest for power."

A New Manhattan Mosque Hopes to Heal - SPIEGEL ONLINE

A New Manhattan Mosque Hopes to Heal - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Finding Allah at Ground Zero A New Manhattan Mosque Hopes to Heal

Ground Zero is just down the road, a global symbol of Islamist violence. But in a half-destroyed building in Lower Manhattan, a new Muslim place of worship has opened. The founders hope it can help heal the wound opened by Sept. 11 -- around the corner from where the attacks took place. Von Marc Pitzke

German Group Hopes for EU Referendum on Minarets - INA FASSBENDER/ REUTERS

German Group Hopes for EU Referendum on Minarets - INA FASSBENDER/ REUTERS

Mosque Madness German Group Hopes for EU Referendum on Minarets

Just weeks after Swiss voters banned minarets in the country, a German right-wing group is hoping to use a new European Union law to hold a minaret referendum across the 27 member bloc.

The Bizarre Logic Behind the Swiss Minaret Ban - ALESSANDRO DELLA BELLA/ AP

The Bizarre Logic Behind the Swiss Minaret Ban - ALESSANDRO DELLA BELLA/ AP

How the Right Is Wrong The Bizarre Logic Behind the Swiss Minaret Ban

Us against them. That is how Europe's right wing sees the Swiss ban on minarets. After all, so goes the logic, Christians in the Muslim world aren't doing any better. But the argument is the height of intellectual laziness. The two groups simply cannot be compared. Von Yassin Musharbash

Why No One Protested against Germany's Biggest Mosque - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Why No One Protested against Germany's Biggest Mosque - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Muslim Integration Why No One Protested against Germany's Biggest Mosque

The biggest mosque in Germany opened in the city of Duisburg on Sunday and has already become a symbol of successful integration. Unlike other mosque projects in Germany, there was virtually no protest from the local community. Von Carolin Jenkner

Doors Open at Eastern Germany's First Mosque - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Doors Open at Eastern Germany's First Mosque - SPIEGEL ONLINE

A Test of Tolerance Doors Open at Eastern Germany's First Mosque

After two years of construction and recurrent protest from locals, Eastern Germany's first mosque celebrated its official opening in Berlin. Crowds of some 150 people turned up to protest -- fewer than expected. Von Ferda Ataman und Katharina Graça Peters

Europe's Mosques Move from Back Alleys to Boulevards - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Europe's Mosques Move from Back Alleys to Boulevards - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Confrontational Architecture Europe's Mosques Move from Back Alleys to Boulevards

There are plans to build several hundred new and often magnificent mosques throughout Europe -- particularly in Germany. Architecture has become the field of a fierce ideological battle about the visibility of Europe's 16 million Muslims. Von Ulrike Knöfel

Go-Ahead for Germany's Biggest Mosque - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Go-Ahead for Germany's Biggest Mosque - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Controversial Cologne Construction Go-Ahead for Germany's Biggest Mosque

After much controversy, Cologne's city council has voted in favor of building Germany's largest mosque. The opposition of a local far-right group wasn't enough to stop plans that will change the city's historic skyline forever.

Not in My Backyard, Say an Increasing Number of Germans - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Not in My Backyard, Say an Increasing Number of Germans - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Domes and Minarets? Not in My Backyard, Say an Increasing Number of Germans

The planned construction of over 180 mosques in Germany is mobilizing right-wing xenophobes but also an increasing number of leftist critics. They fear the Muslim places of worship will facilitate the establishment of a completely parallel society. Von Jochen Bölsche

'Anti-Mosque Initiatives Tap into a Fear of Islam' - SPIEGEL ONLINE

'Anti-Mosque Initiatives Tap into a Fear of Islam' - SPIEGEL ONLINE

SPIEGEL ONLINE Interview with Expert on Right-Wing Populism 'Anti-Mosque Initiatives Tap into a Fear of Islam'

Across Europe, right-wing populist parties are gaining support by focusing on issues such as the construction of mosques. SPIEGEL ONLINE talks to right-wing populism expert Oliver Geden about the strategies used by the right and the pressure they put on the mainstream.

Far-Right Party Tries to Ban Mosque Construction - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Far-Right Party Tries to Ban Mosque Construction - SPIEGEL ONLINE

No More 'Unusual Buildings' in Austria? Far-Right Party Tries to Ban Mosque Construction

A far-right party in the Austrian state of Carinthia, led by the notorious right-wing politician Jörg Haider, is trying to ban the construction of mosques and minarets. They've presented a draft law designed to prohibit "unusual" buildings that don't fit in with traditional architecture.

Far-Right Mobilizes against Cologne Mega-Mosque - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Far-Right Mobilizes against Cologne Mega-Mosque - SPIEGEL ONLINE

'We Want the Cathedral, Not Minarets' Far-Right Mobilizes against Cologne Mega-Mosque

A right-wing citizens' initiative is protesting against Germany's largest mosque, which is being built in Cologne. They have enlisted the efforts of the far-right from Austria and Belgium in their fight against the "Islamization of Europe." Von Anna Reimann

The Muslims Are Coming! - SPIEGEL ONLINE

The Muslims Are Coming! - SPIEGEL ONLINE

East Berlin's First Mosque The Muslims Are Coming!

A citizens' group in Berlin turned out this week for a candlelight vigil to protest plans for a new mosque in their neighborhood. It will be the first to be built in the former East Berlin, where almost no Muslims live -- but no one can quite explain why it shouldn't be there. Von Michael Scott Moore und Jochen-Martin Gutsch

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