Muslims To Protest Anti Islam Group In Germany

At least 13 NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OF MUSLIM and ETHNIC-TURKISH IMMIGRANTS in Germany announced Thursday their joint decision to protest against the RIGHT-WING POPULIST PEGIDA MOVEMENT.WE ARE CALLING ON ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN DEMONSTRATION IN COLOGNE ON JAN. 5 AND TAKE A STANCE AGAINST RACISM, XENOPHOBIA, HATRED AGAINST FOREIGNERS AND HOSTILITY AGAINST ISLAM, the organizations said in a joint statement.WE WILL SUPPORT ALL DEMOCRATIC INITIATIVES AND ALLIES THAT OPPOSE PEGIDA AND OTHER GROUPS INSPIRED BY IT, the statement added. Germany's Muslim Coordination Council, a platform of four large Muslim organizations in the country, signed the joint statement along with associations representing Turkish-German businessmen, TUMSIAD and MUSIAD-NRW.Union of European Turkish Democrats, one of the most influential organizations among Germanys three million Turks, also backed the call for joining the counter-protests in Cologne, organized by a German citizen initiative supported by political parties, trade unions and church organizations.http://www.worldbulletin.net/world/1...oup-in-germany