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Germany warns Turkey against meddling in its religious affairs

Berlin on Friday warned Ankara against interfering in how people in Germany practised their religion, as a new row erupted over a new "liberal" mosque in the German capital.

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Public Muslim prayer in central Munich cancelled 'after threats from far right'

A Friday prayer in Munich's Marienplatz was supposed to raise awareness about the lack of mosques in the city centre. But it has been cancelled "for security reasons."

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Outcry after Muslim students told not to 'pray provocatively' at school

A high school in the western city of Wuppertal has come under fire after a letter was circulated stating that teachers should take down names of Muslim students found praying at school.

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Church fights AfD for Muslim right to build new mosque

Outside of Berlin there are only two mosques in the whole of the former East Germany. The populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) are trying to scupper plans for a new one in Erfurt, state capital of Thuringia.