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ADVERTISEMENT Austria lambasted for its âIslam Mapâ by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | May 30, 2021 at 1:00 a.m. Austriaâs government is facing backlash for launching an âIslam Mapâ website that shows the locations of more than 600 mosques and Muslim associations across the country. The map is intended to âto fight political ideologies, not religion,â Integration Minister Susanne Raab said Thursday. But critics fear that it could lead to hate crimes and argue that it stigmatizes Muslims. âImagine if we had a Judaism map or a Christianity map in Austria,â Muslim Austrians Initiative chairman Tarafa Baghajati told broadcaster ORF. Officials categorize the map as a tool in the fight against âpolitical Islam,â a broad term that Austriaâs government uses to refer to any Islamist movement that strives to restructure society according to religious ideals that contradict democratic principles. ....
The government of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has shared the map as a tool in its fight against “political Islam,” a term used by Vienna to refer to all Islamist movements, which contradict democratic principles while aiming to restructure society according to religious beliefs. ....
The map of more than 600 mosques and Muslim associations is intended to “fight political ideologies, not religion,” Integration Minister Susanne Raab said Thursday. But critics fear that it could lead to hate crimes and argue that it unfairly casts suspicion on all Muslims. ....
The map of more than 600 mosques and Muslim associations is intended to “fight political ideologies, not religion,” Integration Minister Susanne Raab said Thursday. But critics fear that it could lead to hate crimes and argue that it unfairly casts suspicion on all Muslims. ....