Nine people, many of them are Kurdish in origin, were killed in Hanau, near Frankfurt, Germany during the two shootings. Reuters reported from German official as saying, “The Hanau attack in the Western world was motivated by hatred” (Arab 48)

The contemporary notions of safety and threat in the West are intrinsically linked to the manifestation of Islam in their societies and abroad. As a result, almost every issue related to Islam and the Muslim community is dealt with disturbed obsessiveness, so much so, that in this process, their own liberal values and constitutional freedoms, which they deem so high, are bulldozed over without blinking an eye.

On January 27, 2020, the Almalinsky District Court of Almaty pronounced a sentence against two women: 45-year-old Karlygash Adasbekoy and 29-year-old Daria Nyshanova. Judge Yernar Kasymbekov sentenced each of them to five years of restraint of liberty on charges of “inciting religious hatred and discord” and “participation in the banned organization Hizb ut-Tahrir.”

On his way back from Pakistan, President Erdogan answered the questions of reporters. Erdogan, who commented on the rumours about a new coup attempt, said: “Our nation will not say ‘Should we go outside or not’. Everyone will go outside with what lies in their power” (Yeni Safak 15.02.2020)