- January 5, 2015
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of the opposing processes characterized them as the Islamization of Europe, as well as their opponents, held on Monday evening, numerous protest rallies across Germany in support of their views.
Meanwhile, in a number of cities in shares opponents of “Islamization” were canceled or disrupted their opponents.
Since October last year antiislamistskie protests organized by the conservative movement “patriotic Europeans against the Islamization of the West” (PEGIDA ), held weekly in Dresden.
The most massive performance took place on 22 December, when the per share were more than 17,500 participants.
During the weekly demonstrations slogans on banners include such as “For the preservation of our culture,” “against religious fanaticism” and “Against the religious wars on German soil”.
The action provoked a wave of retaliatory protests organized predominantly left-wing parties and movements. A number of well-known politicians condemned the actions PEGIDA.
According to the latest reports, opponents PEGIDA not allowed to hold the shares in Cologne and Berlin.
Extinguished Cathedral
Authorities Cologne kept their promise, turn off the external lighting of the main cathedral of the city, as well as all the street lights on the surrounding area and the main streets. In addition They turned off the lights in all government offices, thus expressing their disapproval supporters PEGIDA, supportive, as they claim, extremism.
“This is not a protest, but we would like to make Christians who hold conservative views, think about what they do “- told BBC BBC rector of the Cologne Cathedral Norbert Feldhof.
After this, the organizers of the march antiislamistskogo in Cologne took the decision to cancel the meeting.
About two thousand people came out to protest against the march, while in most antiislamistskoy shares joined a few hundred people.
The Mayor of Cologne said that opponents of the march were against “unreasonable xenophobia”.
Meanwhile, in Berlin, according to the police, about five thousand counter-demonstrators blocked about 300 supporters PEGIDA, not allowing them to pass the planned march from City Hall to the Brandenburg Gate, which was also turned off the lighting on the orders of the city authorities.
Earlier antiislamistskaya action in Dresden attracted several thousand participants.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the New Year’s address also condemned the action PEGIDA, calling the leaders of heartless and violent.
According to a survey conducted by the German magazine Stern, every eighth resident of Germany is ready to join the shares PEGIDA against radical Islam, if they pass near it.
against radicalism
The movement is gaining popularity, is trying to distance itself from the extreme right-wing forces. In its mission statement, posted on their page in the “Facebook”, they write that oppose the “apologists hatred, regardless of their religious affiliation,” and against “any radicalism, no matter what political or religious motives, he moved” .
“PEGIDA opposed misogynistic political ideology, which focuses on violence, but we are not opposed to integrate into the society of Muslims who live in the country,” – said in a statement the organization.
The movement also imposed a ban on any neo-Nazi symbols and slogans on their actions, although their opponents point out that the well-known neo-Nazi groups spoke approvingly about the activities PEGIDA.
Each year, Germany receives the highest among all European countries the number of refugees from the Islamic world. Many of them come from war-torn Syria.
Protesters complain that many migrants from Muslim countries and received German citizenship, refuse to integrate into German society and take it established rules and regulations.
In his manifesto proclaims PEGIDA fight for the protection of the Judeo-Christian culture of Germany and tolerance to moderate Muslims. At the same time it called Islamism misogynistic and violent ideology.
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