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Muslim World League Warns AfD Gains Signal Far-Right Growth

By Drooid · Oct 5, 2026, 12:16 AM UTC · How we work

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Officials hosted Sheikh Dr Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, Muslim World League Secretary-General, in Brussels.
Al-Issa met political leaders, religious representatives, and civil-society groups to promote dialogue.
He warned AfD first-place wins in Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania signal far-right growth.
Al-Issa said European constitutions, courts and public conscience can protect religious freedom.
Italy approved a decree banning face coverings in schools, exemptions, while Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni cited burqa and niqab.

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Officials hosted Sheikh Dr Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, Muslim World League Secretary-General, in Brussels.
Al-Issa met political leaders, religious representatives, and civil-society groups to promote dialogue.
He warned AfD first-place wins in Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania signal far-right growth.
Al-Issa said European constitutions, courts and public conscience can protect religious freedom.
Italy approved a decree banning face coverings in schools, exemptions, while Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni cited burqa and niqab.