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Germany, Islam and the New Right

Germany's nascent anti-Islamisation movement Pegida, is attracting a new middle-aged following to its weekly marches around the country. Catrin Nye meets its leader.

In Germany a new populist β€˜anti-Islamisation’ movement, Pegida, is attracting tens of thousands of people to its Monday marches through the city of Dresden. They claim not to be racist or xenophobic but critics accuse them of being β€˜Pinstriped Nazis’. Catrin Nye asks why Pegida has grown so fast and what they actually stand for.

(Photo: Supporters of the Pegida movement hold up German flags during a protest in Duesseldorf, Germany. Credit: Getty Images)

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28 minutes

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Sun 25 Jan 2015 10:05GMT

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  • Thu 22 Jan 2015 02:32GMT
  • Thu 22 Jan 2015 16:32GMT
  • Thu 22 Jan 2015 20:32GMT
  • Sun 25 Jan 2015 10:05GMT

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