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PEGIDA Hymn Knocks Adele From Top of German Singles Chart

A wordless hymn released to raise funds for the German anti-Islamisation group PEGIDA has knocked British pop sensation Adele off of the top of the Amazon singles chart. The instrumental tune, named “Gemeinsam sind wir stark!” Or “Together we’re strong” has

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Pictures: Thousands Rally in Dresden to Mark PEGIDA Anniversary

Thousands descended upon Dresden, Germany, to mark the first anniversary of the Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the Occident (PEGIDA). Other cities hosted rallies as well, but none compared to Dresden. Attendees either for or against PEGIDA flooded social media with pictures and videos.

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WATCH: Massive Syrian-Afghan Brawl In Refugee Camp

Eight people were injured yesterday and riot police intervened to quell the crowd after an argument between residents of a refugee camp in the eastern German city of Dresden threatened to become a full blown battle. EuropeOnline reports 14 police patrol cars

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Anti-Islam PEGIDA Makes First Election Gains

Anti-Islamisation movement Pegida has performed better than expected in the first election it has ever contested. The group contested the mayoral election in its eastern stronghold of Dresden, finishing fourth with 9.6 per cent of the vote. PEGIDA roses to fame late last year

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Germany Marks 70th Anniversary of Bombing of Dresden

Berlin (AFP) – Seventy years ago Allied bombing laid waste to the historic German city of Dresden, whose post-war image as a symbol of peace has been dented recently by anti-Islamic protests.

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PEGIDA Anti-Islamist Movement Gains Momentum in Spain

PEGIDA, the acronym for the German civil society group Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West, has found fertile ground for growth across Europe, from Norway to Bulgaria. The movement appears to be eyeing its chapter in Spain as the most likely to grow into the tens of thousands in membership as it did in Germany, however, where Germans are expected to join the nation’s inaugural PEGIDA march.

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PEGIDA Rally in Germany Swells to Record Numbers

The anti-radical Islam group Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West (PEGIDA) stages a protest every Monday in its native Dresden, Germany. On January 12, however, the group convened its largest rally yet, with 25,000 participants–significantly more due to last week’s terrorist attack in Paris, France. Attendees at the rally posted pictures and videos on social media.

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Poll: 1 in 8 Germans Would Join Anti-Islamification Marches

Years of lax immigration laws throughout all of Europe, set against the backdrop of an influx in migrants from Islamic countries, has led to one in eight Germans admitting that they would join an anti-Muslim march if growing protests lend themselves to the rise of such a situation.