Germany Records Surge in Anti-Muslim Incidents as Thousands Protest Far-Right AfD
Germany Records Surge in Anti-Muslim Incidents as Thousands Protest Far-Right AfD
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Germany witnessed an unprecedented rise in anti-Muslim incidents in 2025, according to the annual report of the German civil society alliance CLAIM.
The coalition, which monitors Islamophobia and anti-Muslim racism across Germany, said it recorded 4,096 incidents motivated by religious hatred during the year. The figure marks the highest level documented since the monitoring process began.
According to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, the recorded cases included two killings, 214 physical assaults, and dozens of threats and attacks targeting mosques. The report said Germany is now witnessing an average of 11 anti-Muslim incidents per day.
The data also showed that veiled Muslim women were among the most affected groups, accounting for more than 64 percent of victims of racist attacks.
Rights advocates said the rise in anti-Muslim hostility is linked to the growing influence of far-right rhetoric targeting migrants and religious minorities. The head of the Central Council of Muslims in Germany described the situation as shocking and warned against the normalization of violence and the weakening of social cohesion in democratic societies.
The report comes as thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Erfurt in eastern Germany to protest against the growing influence of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, known as AfD.
According to Reuters, around 15,000 protesters, including members of trade unions and civil society groups, blocked roads leading to the AfD’s annual conference.
The protest took place ahead of sensitive state elections and under tight security measures. Demonstrators accused the party of promoting Islamophobia, hostility toward migrants, and discrimination against religious minorities.
The AfD is seeking to gain power at the state level for the first time, a development that has intensified concerns among civil society groups over the future of minority rights and democratic values in Germany.
