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issued by the recognized legal scholars, stating the genital mutilation of girls is referred to and forbidden as "devil's work" because it is directed against the ethics of Islam. Speaking at the
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On 28 July 2015, Wilders gave a speech in Vienna at the invitation of FPÖ-Chef H. C. Strache in which he compared the Qu'ran to Mein Kampf. Vienna's prosecutors' office lodged calls for criminal proceedings following
Baghajati legal claim accusing Wilders of hate speech, suggesting the Qu'ran
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through legal recognition to combat anti-Islamic prejudice. On 23 February 2015 he spoke at RT, and expressed his concern at the rise of
Islamophobia in Europe. On 24 June 2015, Tarafa called for the Muslim community to be more engaged in European Policy.
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On May 6, 2014 Baghajati stated in a conference his strong opinion against
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in Qatar, a well known and controversial Sunni Islamic scholar. They obtained a
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495:"About Us - Emisco"
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