Anti-Semitism in Germany: Mazyek says many Muslims feel intimidated

“Many Muslims in our country are unsettled, are afraid to speak out at all, they feel intimidated,” the Central Council of Muslims now claims. The Ministry of the Interior is giving the club the cold shoulder.

Berlin - The chairman of the Central Council of Muslims (ZMD) in Germany, Aiman ​​Mazyek, has warned against discrimination against Muslims in the fight against anti-Semitism . “I am very concerned about our situation in our country. “The drifting apart of groups, the speechlessness, also hatred and the willingness not to listen to each other has unfortunately become very large,” Mazyek lamented on RBB Inforadio on Tuesday .

“Many Muslims in our country are unsettled, are afraid to speak out at all, they feel intimidated by the debate,” the chairman claimed before the German Islamic Conference.

Central Council of Muslims not invited to the Islamic Conference
On Tuesday and Wednesday, Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) is inviting people to the German Islamic Conference. According to Mayzek, the Central Council of Muslims was not invited. He doesn't know the reason for this. What is now important is “social cohesion. We need a very clear solidarity."

The SPD politician recently called on Muslim associations in particular to take part in the fight against anti-Semitism. “The large Islamic associations must ensure that anti-Semitic sentiments do not spread any further,” she demanded.

Mazyek doesn't feel directly addressed: "Actually, we're exactly on the path to implementing and doing that." The ZMD has been campaigning against anti-Semitism for a long time. With other groups you visit memorials, among other things.

Source: Junge Freiheit