 All right guys, welcome back to the channel. If you're new, my name is Bobby guys. I just woke up and in my feet I saw a video of Paul Williams from blogging theology that states Germany hostility towards Muslims is widespread. So if you guys have been following this channel You know that my parents are from Northern Macedonia. However, I grew up in Germany and therefore. Yes I have a long history with Muslims in Germany myself One of the reasons why I never looked into Islam in my 20s is because I had negative experiences with so-called Muslims in Germany. Many of those people were involved in all kinds of criminal activities such as drug dealing prostitution and what not. Therefore I got a tainted image of Islam in Germany and therefore. Yes I can understand that plenty of Germans are hostile towards Islam because they associate Islam with those people. Alright guys Let's have a look. In Germany, hostility towards Muslims is widespread That's not my personal opinion by the way, but the findings of a significant new It's my personal opinion. That's true. Germany. As reported in the German news agency's website Deutsche Welle. This is a German news agency basically DW for short. Now link to it in the description below and They ask the very interesting question. How great is the resentment? Racism and discrimination against Germany. I basically grew up with those signs Those are signs from a right-wing political party and they were hanging all over my city and guess what? Back in the day I agreed with them. I didn't want to see those mosques in my city Even though I'm not ethnically German. However, I agreed with this because in Northern Macedonia where my parents are from I saw the rise of Islam as well, which is not correct Of course It wasn't the rise of Islam in the city where my parents are from Originally was populated by predominantly Macedonian Slavs however in time where they population growth by the Albanians and the Albanians were Muslims and therefore I saw Islam as a nationalistic takeover. I saw it as an occupation. I didn't even think about the religion whatsoever I simply saw mosques everywhere and I thought those Albanians the bad bad Albanians are taking over our Country and the same thing I didn't want to happen in Germany because in Germany I thought the Turks will conquer Germany they will take over and build their mosques everywhere So therefore the hate against Islam is not even an accurate description of the situation as much more the Germans being afraid of Losing their culture. Oh great It is the resentment racism and discrimination against Germany's five point five million Muslims the federal interior ministries findings Paint a bleak picture it says now. I want to read some paragraphs From this article in D double listening to this article. This sounds like dividing conquer tactics to me Take two groups and play them against each other I would make the claim that the majority of Germans has no issue with foreign Nurse, however, most of Germans will have an issue with foreigners that misbehave with foreigners that are involved in Criminality with foreigners that are attacking Germans dealing drugs, etc. Etc. You name it. Obviously, however yet again This is not about Islam. It is about mass Immigration of people that are not qualified for any particular jobs. They are at a fighting age They are male and then they're migrating to Germany and they're living off the state and those people then Come from Muslim countries and therefore they're giving Islam a bad rep I say I'll link in which is a great sin and make comments as well And the article says a hostile attitude towards Muslims is widespread in large sections of German society It's manifestations are an everyday reality. This is very damning stuff Okay, one and two people in Germany agrees with anti-muslim statements The article doesn't give any examples of anti-muslim statements. So we don't actually know what they might be and There's a report that's been published just a few days ago by the quote independent expert panel on hostility Independent experts. This is a hundred page objective information report That's just been published that the article is based on and the The report actually gives a very interesting definition of Islamophobia Okay, let's hear a show with you now. It is quote the attribution of sweeping Largely unchangeable Backward and threatening characteristics to Muslims and people perceived as Muslim in this way Consciously or unconsciously a foreign less even hostility is constructed Which leads to multi-layered social exclusion and discrimination processes up to and including the use of violence and Quote as a very strong and robust definition of Islamophobia Yeah, to some of this definition Muslims bad Muslims barbarians there in the report. That's right. And There the article says since 2017 It's explicitly Islamophobic crime had been recorded separately in crime stats and since then 700 to a thousand cases of insults incitement and threats Damage to property and dangerous bodily harm had been recorded each year in Germany The report further. Yeah, we have to be very very careful with articles like this Are they truly defending Islam here or are they dividing and conquering as I said Islamophobia Islamophobia? Those are great terms here. However, the question is of course, what does it truly mean? Are we talking about theological scholars? Christians pastors priests fighting against the Muslims defending theological arguments No, of course not we're talking about people that have a problem with certain foreigners And if you're talking about people that attacked Muslims violently then we're talking about particular group of people because the majority of Germans is not going out on the streets And is violently taking more slims. Therefore, I have to say yet again that is highly Unlikely that those people have any type of education on Islam and are there for Islamophobes if you take a person such as David Wood for example, okay, you can call him an Islamophob This guy has done plenty of research is misguided nevertheless But hey, let's give him the benefit of the doubt He looked into Islam at least and therefore now he thinks he's making an educated decision However, those people to call them Islamophobes will be already giving them too much credit Those are people that have issues with a certain demographic of foreigners. That's it Okay, to the cross-German society Muslims are perceived by non-Muslims as quote lacking the ability to integrate and having Tendency to consciously distance themselves sure avoid contact with people of other faiths Yeah, and quote that is great. The article goes on Muslim wearing Muslim women who were a headscarf Report that they are often the target of public hostility now gonna pause this here Because I'm a friend of mine. I won't say who it is, but I have permission to quote him by the way He he lives in England. He's a British citizen and He went on holiday to Berlin with his wife Quote to you what he said and as I have mentioned I have permission. I'm not gonna reveal their identities Quote the fact that this isn't shocking Tells the story writes my friend when my wife and I were in Berlin on holiday People stared at her because of her hijab is in Berlin. Really? There was one particularly That's not strange. There's so many Muslims in Berlin. I've been to the zoo in Berlin. It's quite an amazing place at one point He writes I spotted visitors staring at X his wife Rather than looking at the animals it looked as if they were more surprised by her looks than the animals around us. I Stared was she in hijab? Why don't you have to be particularly embarrassed in the UK? We have serious issues with Islamophobia, but it is nowhere near what happens in the rest of Europe and quote That's quite an extraordinary now. This is obviously one Surprising to me. Please do share in Germany. We have a lot of hijabis Therefore it is surprising to me to hear this. However, if she was in a full-knee cop, then I could understand this Maybe you've been to Germany you live in Germany, especially Are you experiences of Islamophobia discrimination of whatever kind in the comments below? We're very interested to get some more input on this I've been to Germany about four times in the last year actually to Berlin, but yet again This is not religious. This is racial. This is cultural. This comes from hatred towards a group of people Paul himself is a Muslim. He's a revert to Islam. I'm certain I'm willing to bet that when Paul was in Germany He wasn't attacked for his religion He wasn't attacked for being a Muslim and that's really what it boils down to look at it We have Russian Muslims in Germany. We have Bosnian Muslims in Germany and I haven't seen any Islamophobia Against those people. Those are white Muslims considered white Muslims I haven't seen any animosity towards those groups However, when it comes down to Turks to Moroccans North Africans in general, I've seen an animosity But yet again, it is not only religiously motivated if at all because Germans have no idea no clue about Islam But it is racial. It is cultural. It's the capital of Germany Of course, it is quite unique and not like other places in Germany a bit like not being representative Or perhaps or there's so many parents of France or London of the UK may be But nevertheless, even in Germany even in Berlin, I should say there have been serious Islamophobic incidents So continue with the article. I was reading from Women wearing headscarves report. They're often the target of public hostility. Obviously an example of that Just now and there is widespread prejudice. It says against Muslim men Who are believed to have an affinity for violence extremism and patriarchal values The researchers say that the again growing up in Germany, I don't care for the patriarchal values here This is of course a good thing. However, when it comes down to violence, I can only speak out of experience. Listen I'm not a saint myself. I used to sell drugs However, the extreme violence that are witnessed within those circles always came from so-called Muslims For example, we would get into a fight. Sure, that happens. That is normal However, when it comes down to stabbing to weapons, etc, etc It always came from so-called Muslims The brutality was simply on another level when I would get into a fight My Russian friends would get into a fight. It was always just a fist fight However, when it comes down to obedience to Moroccans to Turks There were always knives involved, rackets, baseball bats and what not the violence The brutality was simply on another level. We would beat each other up Those people would kill each other for many skill reasons You wouldn't believe the aggression was just on another level and that's what I saw and this is why I Myself as a foreigner in Germany still Associated that behavior with Islam and therefore you see it here prejudice against Muslim men So-called Muslim men. They're not even talking about the females here They're talking about the violence and this really what it boils down to yet again the violence itself This is what the Germans are against. They're against those violent groups of foreigners not against Islam Not against the elderly person that goes to the mosque The equation of Muslim equality with fundamentalism is particularly problematic There's even a willingness to advocate Because we had terrorist groups in Germany as well. I have to play devil's advocate here The restrictions on Muslim fundamental rights in the area of religious freedom And to deny them the right to equal participation Now Muslims in Germany you might know are overwhelmingly citizens of Germany This is Germans are talking about here And then it goes on to talk about Any foreigner I know that actually tried to go through the study system that applied for jobs Became very very successful in Germany just as successful as Germans if not even more successful So I would say that Germany gives everybody equal chances But the failure of political parties It's a social statement, social welfare state Everybody has a chance The study looks at Germany's political parties as well In the in the German parliament The far-right populist alternative for Germany has a manifestly anti-Muslim program Now this party recently I read actually won seats This is now actually has power in Germany at the local level In the biggest opposition And by the way I even know Muslim foreigners living in Germany actually voting for AFD Because they are against those violent refugees It's really the case I know foreigners myself that vote for AFD Regional Bavarian Christian Socialism It's not an Islamic issue There's a latent hostility towards Muslims And it can be seen in the inconsistent recognition of Islam As part of the German nation or culture it says Yes that might be I won't read any more about that But the federal You can read about it in the article of course in more detail By the way the post-communist left party is a notable exception It's the only party in Germany Apparently which has doesn't have a prejudice view The federal interior minister Yeah but it's understandable If you take the CDU for example This is where Angela Merkel came from This was her party The CDU stands for Christian-Democratic Union Which means Christian-Democratic Union So therefore it is of course understandable That a Christian-Democratic Union would be against Islam So that's not surprising Describe the report's findings as quote bitter Even though they're not Christians She pointed out that among the approximately 5.5 million people Of the Muslim faith and culture Most are German citizens As I say she says Muslim life is a natural part of Germany We want all people in our diverse society To have the same opportunities and rights she says Well I hope she is successful in that Yeah but I cannot take the leftist stand here This is not accurate whatsoever She's talking about equal choices Equal rights for everyone Show me a constitution that has anything to say against Muslims There is no such thing Everybody has equal chances, equal rights I grew up in Germany I went to school, in my school We had all kinds of nationalities We had Germans, we had Poles, we had Russians We had Turkish, we had Moroccan, we had Algerian We had all kinds of nationalities And guess what? Some people succeeded, other people failed Everybody in Germany got equal chances We cannot complain about that That's a loose mentality I'm saying all about that Please do leave your comments And reflections and experiences below As I said, there have been about four times in the last year Germany is so easy peasy man If you want to make it there, you can Honestly They will give you money for sitting at home The ones that I saw were completely packed People were orderly, they were devout They were fasting during Ramadan There was much goodwill And focus on the worship of God And they struck me as very law-binding And good citizens of Germany That's the point That's the point The idea that Muslim men have a quote An affinity for violence and all that I just didn't see any of that at all Yeah, that depends on the age as well Paul Now that I'm in my 30s, I don't see much of that either However, when I was in my 20s, you are surrounded by that Because if you look into those violent incidences Mostly it is between teenagers Or people in their 20s And 10% of the time it is males However, you Paul as a tourist at your age Visiting a mosque You won't see any of that violence It is needless to say Yeah, but that's just my experience Exactly In Berlin I'm told repeatedly by people That Berlin is not like the rest of Germany Which I think I get the impression Is much more conservative Perhaps more traditional Nah man Not at all Less welcoming of respect than Berlin If Berlin can be called welcoming at all It is So there we are Please do share your comments And I'd be very interested to learn more About what's really going on in Germany The situation is difficult clearly And it's also as is difficult in France About which I know a little bit more about Depends where you are It's not just France It's a place where Muslims suffer discrimination It's also in other countries in Europe too The UK always seems to come out better Even though not everything is rosy here By any means It does seem that there is a significant difference In the experience of Muslims in the UK Than there is in mainland Europe Why that is I don't know Maybe have a more traditional Tradition of tolerance And welcoming people And live and let live attitude Which doesn't always pan out in Europe anyway And America is a different story again Which I'm not going to go into in this video Anyway enough for now Till next time Alright guys And that's it for today's video Berlin is mega liberal Absolutely leftist, multi-culti And all of those things So if you want to be welcomed anywhere In Germany Berlin would be probably the place for you It is a melting pot of all kinds of cultures There is diversity everywhere All kinds of sexual orientations And what not So it is very strange for me to hear That his friend had that experience in Berlin They are much more conservative cities In the south of Germany for example Nevertheless, as I said already Those articles They are divide and conquer tactics for me They come up with their labels Islamophobia, this and that But they are pointing away from the real issue here The real issue here are Foreign men That are not integrating into the system And are going against the law of Germany Whilst being involved in violent acts And growing up in Germany I can attest to this It is a reality amongst teenagers And men in their 20s There are so many stabbings Violent takeovers, robberies Drug dealing, prostitution You name it And predominantly It comes from Muslim men Yet again They are not true Muslims None of them are really practicing They are not praying whatsoever However They come from a Muslim background And therefore they are associated As Muslims by the Germans You cannot blame them whatsoever Because all you know is Those are Muslim men You do not know how practicing Islam Looks like anyways You simply associate that this is what a Muslim is And this is what I did as well What do you expect man I was in my early 20s And all I see is guys stabbing each other Smoking weed, taking cocaine And what not And therefore I came to the conclusion Okay Muslim men are like this This is Islam This is what Islam teaches You take one and one together And this is your conclusion You cannot really blame the Germans for that But you can blame the so called Muslim men Because those people are going against Islam They are the true enemies of Islam If you look at them They are consuming drugs Which is of course a sin They are fornicating Which is of course a sin They are going against the law of the land Which is a sin as well And moreover They are representative of Islam And therefore they have such a big opportunity And such a huge responsibility On their shoulders Those people defile the picture of Islam In the eyes of the Germans Instead of representing Islam Is something beautiful And giving indirect dowah They are destroying the image of Islam I left Germany 2014 And I accepted Islam 2023 Just this year Think about it Almost 10 years of traveling the world Meeting Muslims in Malaysia In Thailand Seeing Islam from a different lens It took me almost 10 years Of traveling in order to rewire myself Recondition myself And let go of my biases That I built up in Germany Being surrounded by those people But what about the Germans That are not traveling the world What about the Germans That will live in Germany And are surrounded by such scum I have to say it the way that it is Those so called Muslims Are the true enemies of Islam Alright guys But this is it for today's video If you liked it leave it a thumbs up If you haven't subscribed already Guys please do so And if you want to support this channel Like Patreon for example All the links are in the description box below Thank you so much for your ongoing support guys And as always may God bless you all Much love and peace