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Ali Mete, Secretary General of the Islamic Community Millî Görüş (IGMG), issued a statement regarding the outcomes of the Religions Monitor 2023 survey.

30th Anniversary of Solingen: Ali Mete: ‘We Are Concerned About the Migrant Debate’

Ali Mete, Secretary General of the Islamic Community Millî Görüş (IGMG), issued a statement on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the racist arson attack in Solingen, as well as touched on the current refugee debate.

Deficiencies in Political Representation Weaken Democracy

Ali Mete, Secretary General of the Islamic Community Millî Görüş (IGMG), issued a statement regarding a study conducted by the Mediendienst Integration organization.

Right-wing Extremist Teachers Must Stay Out of Schools

Ali Mete, Secretary General of the Islamic Community Millî Görüş (IGMG), issued a statement regarding the ongoing court proceedings against a number of teachers in Ravensburg and Berlin.

Bremen State Elections: Foreigners Should Also Be Able to Vote in Elections

Ali Mete, Secretary General of the Islamic Community Millî Görüş (IGMG), made a statement on the occasion of this weekend’s Bremen State Elections, in which 19% of the population will not be able to vote because they do not hold German citizenship.

Loss of Life at Garmisch-Partenkirchen Train Accident Breaks Our Hearts

Kemal Ergün, the President of the Islamic Community Millî Görüş (IGMG), issued a statement in response to the German train catastrophe that left five people dead and more than 40 injured. “We are profoundly saddened for the lives lost and the injuries sustained in the train accident.”

Calling for more aid to poor countries

Kemal Ergün, President of the Islamic Community Millî Görüş (IGMG), called for increased aid to poor countries. "It is not right to spend resources on military equipment instead of contributing to the development of poor countries. This leads both politically and morally to wrong path." said Ergün and continued his words as follows:  

It is now necessary to have Islamic spiritual counseling service in the armed forces

Bekir Altaş, Secretary General of the Islamic Community Millî Görüş (IGMG), released a statement regarding the agreement on the 100 billion programme for the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr). "German Armed Forces will be healthier and stronger not only with its equipment, but also Islamic spiritual counseling service." said Bekir Altaş in his statement, and continued his words as follows:

Calling for participation in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) elections

Bekir Altaş, Secretary General of the Islamic Community Millî Görüş (IGMG), released a statement regarding the state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) on Sunday, May 15, 2022. “One of the reasons that make NRW elections particularly important is keeping right-wing extremists out of parliament. Therefore, all democratic votes are valuable and belong in the ballot box.„ explained Bekir Altaş, and continued his words as follows:

A Government commissioner against anti-Islamic racism is necessary

Bekir Altaş, Secretary General of the Islamic Community Millî Görüş (IGMG), released a statement in the wake of the DeZIM study, “Rassistische Realitäten” (Racist Realities), which was presented in Berlin on Thursday. According to the study, there is an awareness of racism in the population, but it does not lead to an awareness of the problem, especially when it comes to racism against Muslims. "Germany needs a government commissioner for anti-Islamic racism. According to the latest findings, massive educational work is needed on this point." said Altaş, and continued his statement as follows:

EID Al-FITR CONGRATULATION – Kemal Ergün: “We pray for the safety and well-being of all humanity.”

Kemal Ergün, Chairman of the Islamic Community Millî Görüş (IGMG), released a congratulatory message on the Eid al-Fitr. “Eid means praying for the safety and well-being of all humanity, and showing solidarity. This dimension and function of eids is now more important than ever.” said Ergün in his message, and continued his words as follows:

There should be equal treatment of refugees

Bekir Altaş, Secretary General of the Islamic Community Millî Görüş (IGMG), released a statement regarding the increasing complaints from people who are active in helping refugees. "The unequal treatment of refugees is causing increasing resentment among those who are negatively affected and those involved in helping refugees. Integration facilitations that apply to people from Ukraine must be open to all those seeking protection," said Altaş and continued his statement as follows: