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Cologne street resistance to Anti-Islam Congress

A | 20.09.2008 16:57 | Anti-racism | Social Struggles | World

Demonstrators and counter-protesters clashed last Friday at the start of an "anti-Islamification congress" in Cologne. On Saturday police banned the extreme-right "anti-Islamification" rally in Cologne just as it was about to begin, following clashes with thousands of opponents.

Street blockade
Street blockade

Clowns versus more clowns
Clowns versus more clowns

Anti-Fa demo
Anti-Fa demo

Fires from the demo
Fires from the demo


"The two-day event is organised by members of the far-right group Pro-Koeln (For Cologne), who were pelted with stones and paint bombs hurled by about 100 leftist activists. Scuffles also broke out between the two groups, police said.

Counter-demonstrators carried signs with slogans including "Stop the Nazi Congress -- Stop Pro Koeln" and a few scuffled with the right-wing organisers. Six leftist protesters and a right-winger were taken into police custody".

All sorts of stuff has been happening over the last few days with demonstaters blockading streets and tram stops to prevent the Anti-Islam rally from going ahead. Counter-demonstrations were called by trade unions, churches and anti-racist movements and were expected to attract between 40,000 and 60,000 people.

Several hundred opponents of the congress on Friday formed a human chain around a mosque in solidarity with the Muslim minority, which numbers more than 3 million in Germany, or 4 percent of the population. Counter-demonstrators carried signs with slogans including "Stop the Nazi Congress -- Stop Pro Koeln", while some leftist activists threw stones and paint-bombs.

Six leftist protesters and a right-winger were taken into police custody late Friday.

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22.09.2008 13:17

I don't see many Muslims on the march. I wonder what these idealistic young people think of the Muslim attitude to homosexuals, the liberation of women, sexual liberation, Jews and capital punishment?????????????

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@ Cynical Bastard

22.09.2008 15:08

I wasn't aware that there was only one Muslim view regarding women, gays, jews etc.

Is it similar to the way that there is only one view of gays held by Christians?

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