Anger in migrant-hit town as council ploughs £750k into two ‘city-shaping’ mosques

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/725955/German-town-council-building-mosques-Islam-Monheim

ANGER has erupted in a migrant-hit German town after it emerged more than £750,000 is being ploughed into building two Islamic mosques.

By Rebecca Perring & Monika Pallenberg

PUBLISHED: 04:46, Fri, Oct 28, 2016 | UPDATED: 11:12, Fri, Oct 28, 2016

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Daniel Zimmermann hopes the mosques will be 'city shaping'

Mayor of Monheim, Daniel Zimmermann, hailed the religious buildings as “city shaping” after the council agreed to hand €845,000 to centres in the Islamic community.
German political parties including the SPD, CDU, Greens and FDP voted against the controversial plans, but objections were outvoted by the Peto Party, who has a 65 per cent majority of the votes.
Mr Zimmermann said he hopes the cash will go towards integrating Muslims into the community. 

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I hope that the mosques will be city-shaping and will later become monuments

Daniel Zimmermann

He said: "I hope that the mosques will be city-shaping and will later become monuments."

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