Christians Out, Muslims In: The Islamic Takeover of Germany

In an investigation titled “The Cities that ‘Surrender’ to Violent Islam,” Italian news program Fuori dal coro journeyed to Germany to delve into the Islamification of the country. This troubling report exposes the realities of Islamic migration and its profound impact on German society.

From the streets of Cologne, once the bastion of Catholicism, to the mosques funded by Islamic organizations like DITIB (The Turkish Islamic Union for Religious Affairs), viewers are confronted with the undeniable transformation underway. With a third of German Muslims calling Cologne home and the influence of foreign-backed Islamic associations on the rise, the report reveals the depth of this cultural shift. Some two-thirds of Germany’s 5.6 million Muslims are of Turkish origin, making them the largest Turkish community outside Turkey and Germany’s largest immigrant group.

DITIB is more than a religious organization; it is an arm of the Turkish state, controlling over 900 mosques in Germany. The charter of DITIB explicitly states its linkage to the Turkish government’s Directorate of Religious Affairs, Diyanet. Diyanet, answering directly to Turkish President Erdoğan, is not just a religious body but also a political tool. It employs imams, writes sermons, issues fatwas and sets theological guidelines for the messages preached in its German mosques.

The influence of Diyanet in Germany extends beyond religious teachings. Turkish imams sent by Diyanet to DITIB mosques actively discourage assimilation into European culture and promote Erdoğan’s political agenda. Erdoğan himself, during visits to Cologne, Germany, has repeatedly urged Turkish immigrants not to assimilate, labeling such assimilation as a “crime against humanity.” Erdoğan’s DITIB imams have been caught reporting dissidents to Turkey’s Embassy in Germany. He envisions the Turkish community in Germany as part of a broader global Muslim community, the Ummah, remaining loyal to Turkey.

Against a backdrop of dwindling Christian populations and the rise of radical Islamic preachers, the report unearths the unsettling truth behind the Islamification narrative. From the enforcement of Sharia law by self-appointed patrols to the specter of mass Islamic sexual assaults by Arab migrants, the report paints a chilling picture of a society in dangerous turmoil.

Transcript

Religious Landscape of Cologne

We are in Cologne. This has always been the city of Catholics, the city where the relic of the Magi is preserved. Today, however, it is the city of muezzins. Every day at noon, in fact, their voices resound in the streets around the mosque, the largest mosque in Germany. A third of all German Muslims live here; there are 35 mosques. We went to the main one, the central one, but the cameras are not appreciated here, and we hear why. You need a special permit. This plot belongs to Ditib, the Islamic community, which translated means Turkish-Islamic Union. This is the Ditib logo, which is very visible on the mosque’s facade. It’s the Turkish-Islamic association directly linked to the religious authority of Ankara, which has spent a lot of money here.

Influence and Expansion

The official number is more than €30 million. In Germany, all the teachers of the Quranic schools and the imams are selected and sent by this Islamic association. Our imams and religious teachers come from Turkey, mainly from the Ministry of Religious Affairs. In Cologne, Muslims make up 12% of the city’s population. In some neighborhoods, they surpass 50%. We move to Mülheim. There are halal supermarkets, bazaars, clothing stores, medical practices, and even tent shops, all of which have Turkish-Islamic brands. The numbers of the expansion speak clearly: in 2050, the Muslim population will be almost 20% of all Germany. Christians are fewer and fewer. Here in Cologne, the archdiocese, the largest in the country, has announced that the parishes will decrease from 500 to 50.

Preaching and Response

An expansion which takes place in this way too: “We must bring Islam to the streets, to the people, to the houses, everywhere. This will finally make people get it through their heads! Dear brothers and sisters, be the soldiers of Allah in this country!”

He is Pierre Vogel, a former boxer who converted to Islam. He is an active preacher in Cologne, already in the cross-hairs of German secret services. Yet, he continues his work as a preacher on his social media. They basically spread this message that says that German society is immoral, corrupt, evil, and hostile to Islam. “We as Muslims must live separately and destroy German society in the long run.”

Radicalism and Reaction

The man you see in this photo with Vogel is Sven Lau, also a convert to Islam. In Wuppertal, a city a few minutes away from Cologne, he had become, together with six more Islamic radicals, a sheriff of Islamic fundamentalism.

Here in Wuppertal, the Shariah police were active, patrolling these streets. Here they are, in an orange vest with “Sharia Police” written on it, the moral police of Islamic fundamentalism in the heart of Europe. Their job is to go around punishing those who do not wear the veil, those who violate the Quranic law, just as if we were in Iran.

The intention is always the same as the one Vogel declared: to Islamize Germany. Lau, the head of the moral police, was arrested. Here are the images while he is being taken to prison. But many other extremists continue, unhindered, to practice their preaching. In the general silence, violence and fear also grow.

Social Tensions

This is the Cologne Cathedral. We are a short distance away from the square where, during 2015 New Year’s Eve, the cases of sexual assault took place. Right here, in this square, eight years ago, on New Year’s Eve, there was a mass rape. Ninety girls were sexually assaulted by hundreds of young men of Arab origin. And since then, in the former city-symbol of Catholics, the fear of Muslims has been on the rise.