The head of the right-centric Austrian People’s Party (övp) Johanna Mikl-Laytner said that it was necessary to take certain measures in the fight against Islam. This statement caused a violent reaction in the country by Muslims, as well as many politicians and activists.
The President of the Austrian Muslim Community (̇ggö) Umls Vural in his written statement recalled that Islam was accepted as an official religion in Austria and noted that the expression used by Mikl-Laith means a direct attack on the values of Muslims in the country.
“The statement of the“ struggle against Islam ”puts Muslims in Austria under the threat of a direct attack and hostility. If the Mikl-Lautner reservation or said these words by mistake, she needs to correct her statement, otherwise it is equivalent to the abundance of authority that will lead To the outline and discrimination of all Muslims in Austria, and will also make them objects of hatred and violence, ”said Vural.