MUSLIM MIGRANTS BURN OWN
HOUSING OVER LACK OF CHOCOLATE 'There's not
enough Nutella, Gummibears', by Chelsea Shilling, 11/22/16
Muslim migrants – angry that they
weren’t being given “enough Nutella, Gummibears and chocolate” – burned a
conference center to the ground in Dusseldorf, Germany, during Ramadan,
according to German Red Cross employees.
The migrants caused nearly $10.6
million in damage to the building used as a major hub to house refugees on June
7, the
Express reported Monday.
It was during Ramadan, the Islamic
month of fasting in which Muslims avoid eating meals during the day. The
community center canceled its regular daily lunches, even for non-Muslims. But
it provided meals during the early mornings and late evenings.
For non-Muslims, the center
provided cold food and snacks during the day. Those snacks included
Nutella, Gummibears and chocolate.
But a gang of Muslim
migrants reportedly grew angry that the day-time treats were in short
supply by nightfall. So the migrants set fire to the hall, which housed 280
people. As they torched the building, the
migrants reportedly shouted, “There isn’t enough Nutella, Gummibears and
chocolate.”
German Red Cross cook Stefan Gross
told the Express, “Most migrants were satisfied. There are always very few who
complain.” The fires injured 26 people. The community center must now be
completely rebuilt.
A state court spokesman told the
Express the attack “was triggered by a dispute about food during Ramadan.”
The news site reported that two men
have been charged with arson. One is an Algerian known as Adel D., who is
facing accusations of aggravated arson and dangerous bodily harm. The other, a
Moroccan known as Mohammed B., attempted to rally more migrants to help light
fires and is accused of arson.
The New York Times earlier reported
that the “suspects had entered Germany under false names and nationalities, and
had to be identified through their fingerprints.”
Meanwhile, just one hour away in Dortmund, Germany, the retail store Woolworth has canceled Christmas because it says its only customers are Muslims, according to the Express.
Woolworth owns 300 stores across
Germany. The Dortmund store removed its Christmas decorations, gifts and Santa
Clauses after only a few days of display. A store associate reportedly told
shoppers, “We are a Muslim business now. We do not want to sell Christmas
articles.”
“The Christmas articles are hardly
in demand here,” manager Seda Capakcur told the Express. “Already last year,
everything remained unsold.” But company representatives higher up the chain
said Woolworth is not a Muslim company.
“Woolworth is, of course, not a Muslim company,” spokeswoman Diana Preisert told the paper. “Christmas merchandise is available from September onward and should be sold out by the end of December. In this branch, however, demand was too low. Therefore, the goods were distributed to other branches.”
She said the Dortmund store is
located in an area that is now mainly Islamic, and it had specific “local
conditions.” In 2015, German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes migrants –
many of them Muslims from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq – and thousands
moved to the Ruhr Valley, where Dortmund is located.
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