Anti-Muslim hatred and xenophobia escalated in Eastern Germany, according to a recent study by the University of Leipzig.
about 46.6% of people in East Germany demanded a ban on Muslim immigrants up Of the 40.2% surveyed in 2020, according to a representative survey published on Wednesday.
Also, 42.7% of Respondents said they felt like foreigners in their country because of big number of Muslims.
The researchers noted out That anti-Muslim attitudes were higher in The former communist East German states where live and where fewer Muslims live people You have less contact with Muslims.
And in western Germany, 23.6% said advocate for ban on Migration from Muslim countries, 36.6% said they felt it like foreigners in their country because of the large number of immigrants.
Leipzig authoritarian study 2022 also It revealed that xenophobia was on The rise in East German countries.
about 33.1% of Respondents agreed with some xenophobic phrases, with majority of They say “Germany is seriously overwhelmed with foreigners” and they should is sent to home countries If there is a shortage of Careers in Germany.
country of over 84 million peopleGermany has second- the biggest muslim population in Western Europe after France. that it home for about 4.7 million Muslims, according to official Numbers.
The country has seen an increase in racism and Islamophobia in Recent years, fueled by propaganda of Far-right groups and parties, which exploited the refugee crisis and tried to stoke fear of immigrants.
German authorities have recorded at least 662 Islamophobic crimes in 2021. More than 46 mosques were targeted between January and December last year And at least 17 people He was wounded as a result of violence against Muslims.
