Mosque ignites German hostility - Nation/Politics - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper

[The relentless islamification of Europe marches on :: USAP]

"COLOGNE, Germany — The construction of one of Europe's biggest mosques near a globally famous Christian landmark has sparked a furious dispute in Germany.

Immigration and integration are extremely sensitive issues in Germany, which is home to a Turkish community of several million.

But almost within the shadow of Cologne Cathedral, political correctness was replaced by bitter confrontation, as the city's Muslims began building a 2,000-capacity mosque whose twin minarets will reach 170 feet.

'Muslims have been here for 40 years, yet people are praying in back rooms,' said Seyda Can, an Islamic theologian at the Turkish Islamic Union in Cologne. 'There are 120,000 Muslims in Cologne, that's 12 percent of the population. We should not hide.'"

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