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PEGIDA plans barbecues near Dutch mosques during Ramadan to provoke fasting Muslims

Islamophobic PEGIDA group has been planning to hold barbecues in front of mosques at the sunset fast-breaking time in multiple cities across the Netherlands to provoke Muslim worshippers.

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PEGIDA plans barbecues near Dutch mosques during Ramadan to provoke fasting Muslims

The group argued that these events have not been allowed for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that now there is no obstacle to what they call the "Ramadan Barbecue Tour."

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PEGIDA plans barbecues near Dutch mosques during Ramadan to provoke fasting Muslims

Starting in 2014, the far-right PEGIDA held its first protest in Dresden, Germany with some 350 people, including 12 organizers.

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PEGIDA plans barbecues near Dutch mosques during Ramadan to provoke fasting Muslims

By early 2015 the number of protesters is said to have reached some 25,000 but later fell.

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PEGIDA plans barbecues near Dutch mosques during Ramadan to provoke fasting Muslims

PEGIDA has inspired xenophobic groups both inside and outside Germany.