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More Than 10,000 Muslim Youth Launch New Year’s Cleanup Across Germany

Organizers present the effort as a public display of responsibility underscoring lived integration.

Overview

  • In Berlin, volunteers gather for prayer and breakfast at the Khadija Mosque in Heinersdorf before cleanups start at 9:00 in Pankow and 9:30 on Sonnenallee in Neukölln.
  • Imam Scharjil Khalid announced the nationwide mobilization and expects roughly 100 participants from the local Berlin community.
  • Organizers cast the effort as a signal of responsibility and cohesion set against debate over the cityscape following Chancellor Merz’s October remarks on migration.
  • The cleanup is described as a roughly 30-year tradition that now also involves recent arrivals who say they want to show gratitude for living in Germany.
  • Volunteers are asked to register so the city sanitation service can provide sufficient brooms and trash bags for the operation.