The anniversary of Christchurch mosque attacks painfully reminds us that stirring up prejudices and hatred against Muslims do not stop at words, but they can be carried into action…..This also makes it clear that we have to take a much more determined stand against Islamophobia in our society, even if it sometimes hypocritically portrayed as the criticism of Islam.”

Anti-Semitism is unacceptable in society and attacking and inciting Muslims is also unacceptable. We reject any part of German society being threatened, be they Jews, Muslims, blacks, women or homosexuals.

 Mazyek called on the German government to take concrete steps to address the problem, and reiterated the Muslim community’s demand to appoint a commissioner to combat Islamophobia.