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Videos of mass Muslim prayers in Poland stir controversy
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Muslims in Poland end Ramadan with a prayer in front of a mosque in Gdańsk, to which the Polish right wing immediately reacts, stirring up a wave of hate on social media. Of course, only because we have an election campaign, and the topic of immigrants from Muslim countries is a traditional element of the political fight for votes.
The end of the Muslim holiday of Ramadan has sparked considerable discussion on Polish social networks. Several videos from Polish cities have appeared on the networks, in which dozens to hundreds of Muslims have occupied the streets and are celebrating the end of the fasting month while sitting, as is already known from Western European cities. The situation is being commented on primarily by politicians from the national-conservative oppositio…
Polish Muslims have concluded their three-day celebration of Ramadan Bajram – one of the most important holidays in the Muslim calendar, symbolizing the end of the month of fasting. The online discussion that erupted after the recordings were published has stirred up huge emotions.
Last Sunday, footage from Polish cities of groups of Muslims on the streets appeared on the internet. Right-wing politicians quickly seized on the videos from Wrocław and Gdańsk, claiming they were proof of an influx of illegal immigrants from Germany. According to local media, believers living in those cities celebrated the end of Ramadan as they did every year, and only the mosque in Gdańsk has existed since the 1980s.
The Islamic Feast of Breaking the Fast (Eid al-Fitr) fell on the night from Saturday to Sunday. Also celebrated by Muslims in Poland, it served to manifest their presence in our country. Followers of the false prophet celebrated in large numbers in Warsaw, Krakow and Wrocław, and in Gdańsk a street was closed off especially for the occasion. The videos published on social media are strikingly similar to the situation observed for many years in W…
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