We recently reported on the street sign in Düsseldorf that was supplemented with Arabic lettering ( HERE ).
This pioneered the plan to have a street sign in a different language in every district of the city. This is intended - as the Düsseldorf Integration Council decided in May 2022 - to underline the city's international flair. Signs should be displayed in different characters such as Arabic or Cyrillic.
Now the sign with Arabic writing that was put up based on this idea has been pasted over - in a racist way.
Tastelessly racist
Samy Charchira and Hakim El Ghazali, councilors of the city of Düsseldorf, reported this on Twitter and in a press release on Facebook.
As Hakim El Ghazali writes on Facebook, the sign showed a knight on a horse chasing people with his lance extended.
An imitation sign with the words “Karl-Martell-Straße” was stuck on the Ellerstrasse sign. Furthermore, a cardboard sign with the slogans “Continuity of the Christian West” and “End of the Islamic conquest of land in Europe” was attached to the sign pole.
According to Hakim El Ghazali, the right-wing group “Revolte Rheinland” is said to be behind this act. She reported about it on Twitter.
The defaced signs were removed and a report was filed.
A police spokeswoman confirmed that the state security agency had taken over the investigation into this “action”. - “Investigations are also underway in the direction of the “Revolte Rheinland” group,” reports the Rheinische Post .
“Düsseldorf is and will remain colorful and tolerant.”
“The damage to the signs is an example of the ongoing racism and right-wing extremism in our society,” said the Düsseldorf Greens about this incident, reports t-online .
Source:
Rheinische Post , t-online
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