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05 October 2021, Saxony, Leipzig: Employees of the Westin Hotel who want to set a sign against anti-Semitism with a banner. Following allegations of anti-Semitism, hundreds of people gathered in front of the "Westin Hotel" Leipzig this evening to show solidarity with the musician Gil Ofarim and Jews in Germany. Ofarim had been the victim of an anti-Semitic incident at the Leipzig hotel on Monday, according to his own account. An employee of the "Westin Leipzig" had asked him at the reception to pack his Star of David. Photo: Dirk Knofe/dpa.

World

DISCRIMINATION

Anger seethes in Leipzig after Jewish musician denied hotel service

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/6/21

The incident apparently began as guests, including Gil Ofarim, were waiting at the hotel reception

12 April 2021, Egypt, Cairo: Muslims perform the first 'Tarawih' evening prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan At Al-Azhar Mosque. Muslims around the world celebrate the holy month of Ramadan, the ninth and holiest month of the Islamic calendar, in which believers refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and having sex from dawn to dusk. Photo: Sayed Hassan/dpa

Finland

VANDALISM

Finland urges religious minorities to adopt security plan for facilities

The Nomad Today 7/4/21

A report from the Ministry of the Interior explains that the premises of Islamic communities are subject to a lot of vandalism, which increases the feeling of insecurity among the users

Finland

JEWS, MUSLIMS

Finland's religious minorities fear for the safety of their premises

The Nomad Today 5/7/21

Only a third of surveyed Jews and 69% of Muslims feel safe near their places of worship.

World

PRISON SENTENCE

Algerian delivery driver to be deported from France for anti-Semitism

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/15/21

The man said that he "did not deliver to Jews."

World

HATE SPEECH

Facebook bans Holocaust denial

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/12/20

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg said he has "struggled with the tension" between protecting free speech and limiting hateful content.

05 October 2020, Hamburg: Shlomo Bistritzky, state rabbi of Hamburg speaks during a media interview a day after a suspect attacked a 26-year-old Jewish student with a shovel outside a synagogue. Photo: Jonas Walzberg/dpa.

World

ANTI-SEMITISM

Attempted murder probe launched after Jewish man attacked in Germany

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/6/20

The alleged suspect in the attack was being held in a psychiatric facility under a court order. He is reported to have been wearing a uniform of the German Army at the time.

World

HAMBURG

Jewish student severely beaten with shovel outside German synagogue

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/5/20

Germany has recently seen a rise in anti-Semitic incidents in the country, most recently at protests against coronavirus restrictions.

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Finland

Auschwitz Memorial denounced display of a Nazi symbol in a Finnish bar

The Nomad Today 11/12/19

At the entrance of the bar there is an iron sign with the phrase 'Arbeit Macht Frei' that imitates the entrance to the death camp.

Finland

Male child circumcision, from prosecution to government guidance

The Nomad Today 1/24/19

Migri estimates that about 400 boys are circumcised in Finland yearly for non-medical reasons. Read here the guidance that Finnish authorities offer immigrants to carry it out safely