Amsterdam mosques condemn recent violent incidents in the city

Several mosques in Amsterdam will condemn the recent violent incidents in the city. The El Oumma mosque in Amsterdam Nieuw-West will address the unrest in the usual Friday prayer. There were riots in the area this week. According to one of the board members, there will be calls to stop the misconduct, just like in other mosques.

"More than 80 percent" of the supporters of the El Oumma mosque are said to be unhappy with the violence surrounding Ajax's Europa League match against Maccabi Tel Aviv. "We think it is very bad. Setting a tram or a bus on fire makes no sense. We live in the Netherlands. This is our country, we just have to participate normally," said the spokesperson.

The Al Karama mosque in Amsterdam-Oost will also discuss the recent disturbances in the city. Among other things, young people in the mosque will talk about how to deal with fellow human beings and people who think differently, said an employee of the mosque.

According to him, the mosque disapproves of the recent violence. The spokesperson also does not like how some politicians are talking about the disturbances. "Right now, politicians must show that we are a community together and that we stand for that."

The mosque umbrella organization Milli Görüş stated that nothing special will happen in the affiliated places of worship such as Westermoskee - Ayasofya in Amsterdam-West. According to the umbrella organization, the message from the imams has always been that a Muslim behaves well towards his fellow man.

According to him, a "hooligan riot that has gotten out of hand" seems to be leading to a kind of "Muslim hunt" due to polarizing sounds from politicians in The Hague.