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Here yet again we see that anytime a Muslim organization runs afoul of the law for any reason, opportunistic supremacists such as Erdogan will portray this as a manifestation of “Islamophobia,” defined as the unfair targeting of innocent Muslims, which is so rare in real life that incidents of it have to be manufactured.
Erdogan is, meanwhile, on extremely thin rhetorical ice when he says that this raid brings Europe closer to the Middle Ages. Throughout the Middle Ages, Muslims were waging bloody jihad against Europe. Erdogan would prefer you did not remember that. Also recall the precarious position of Christians in Turkey, and the recent conversion of the historic Hagia Sophia and Chora churches to mosques.
“Police raid on Berlin mosque brings ‘Europe closer to Middle Ages’– Erdogan,” TRT World, October 24, 2020:
The German police raided Mevlana Mosque in Berlin on Wednesday over what it said was a financial investigation. The mosque rejected the allegation.
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has denounced a German police raid earlier this week on a mosque in Berlin.
“I strongly condemn the police raid on Mevlana Mosque in Berlin during the morning prayers,” Erdogan said on Twitter, adding the police action was “obviously nourished by racism and Islamophobia, totally flouting freedom of belief, and bringing Europe closer to the darkness of the Middle Ages.”
“Europe, which for years has been referred to as the cradle of democracy, human rights, and freedoms, has today unfortunately turned into a structure that fights its differences,” Erdogan said.
Erdogan stressed that Turkey would never allow any excuse for vulgar violations of any place of worship.
Turkey will decisively continue its global fight against racism, xenophobia and Islamophobia, he added….
Erdogan is, meanwhile, on extremely thin rhetorical ice when he says that this raid brings Europe closer to the Middle Ages. Throughout the Middle Ages, Muslims were waging bloody jihad against Europe. Erdogan would prefer you did not remember that. Also recall the precarious position of Christians in Turkey, and the recent conversion of the historic Hagia Sophia and Chora churches to mosques.
“Police raid on Berlin mosque brings ‘Europe closer to Middle Ages’– Erdogan,” TRT World, October 24, 2020:
The German police raided Mevlana Mosque in Berlin on Wednesday over what it said was a financial investigation. The mosque rejected the allegation.
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has denounced a German police raid earlier this week on a mosque in Berlin.
“I strongly condemn the police raid on Mevlana Mosque in Berlin during the morning prayers,” Erdogan said on Twitter, adding the police action was “obviously nourished by racism and Islamophobia, totally flouting freedom of belief, and bringing Europe closer to the darkness of the Middle Ages.”
“Europe, which for years has been referred to as the cradle of democracy, human rights, and freedoms, has today unfortunately turned into a structure that fights its differences,” Erdogan said.
Erdogan stressed that Turkey would never allow any excuse for vulgar violations of any place of worship.
Turkey will decisively continue its global fight against racism, xenophobia and Islamophobia, he added….
