Anti-Islam Protests - A Shame for Germany? | Quadriga

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The Anti-Islam protests of the Pegida movement have mobilized thousands of Germans. They are demonstrating for the preservation of German identity and demanding that foreigners who commit criminal offences are expelled from the country. Are these protesters driven by genuine concerns? Are they just disillusioned with politics or are they racist? Are these protests, as Justice Minister Heiko Maas has stated, a shame for Germany ? Our guests: Zafer Şenocak, writer and essayist. Bettina Gaus, political correspondent for the German daily newspaper taz. Alison Smale, British journalist, New York Times bureau chief in Berlin. Read more: dw.de/quadriga-anti-islam-protests-a-shame-for-germany-2014-12-18/e-18086005-9798