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Masyar Rahmanzadeh, an Iranian-born surgeon in Berlin, has caused a stir with a recent Instagram video in which he says he intends to move away from the German capital because of the alliance between Islam and the left, which he claims will swiftly devour our free, Western way of life.
It was on his way from the operating theatre to a coffee break that Rahmanzadeh, completely spontaneously, recorded a selfie video in which he warns against the rise of Islam in Germany, as he himself explains in an interview with Die Welt.
As a Westerner with Iranian roots, the 58-year-old can see the writing on the wall:
Die Welt: How did you come to make this video?
Masyar Rahmanzadeh: My parents come from Iran, and I have long been posting political comments about the situation there. I see a parallel between the situation in Iran 48 years ago and that in Berlin today – this close connection between Marxists and Islamists. The feeling that this alliance in the West is gradually taking on a life of its own weighs heavily on me. As an Iranian, it really ‘gets to me’ when Islam is trivialised in Germany. I deliberately do not say ‘Islamism’ – this is also about Islam as such.
We Iranians cannot see anything positive in Islam. I see no benefit in this religion, neither intellectually, socially nor in any other way. Over the last ten years, however, it has become increasingly clear that Islam is also becoming a problem in Germany – and that Islamic organisations rarely take a stand, for example on religiously motivated acts of violence.
The video was recorded in a fit of irritation, he explains.
It annoyed me how naive people are. Die Linke does not clearly distance itself from anti-Semitism, and their entire strategy seems to be geared towards winning the votes of Muslims in Berlin. The irony is that it is precisely these Muslims who are largely diametrically opposed to the left-wing, social, queer lifestyle.
They are exploiting a consensus that is bound to fail sooner or later. That was also the case in Iran back then: the communists were ultimately persecuted and killed by the Islamists.
Rahmanzadeh points out that the demographics are on Islam’s side:
As far as the birth rate is concerned, Muslims will at some point gain the upper hand in Germany – and then they will swallow up the left. I cannot understand the naivety of the left, neither when it comes to Islamists nor to conservative Muslims. There are so many women here who wear the hijab – they and their families are far more right-wing than the AfD, for example when it comes to issues such as homosexuality.
If you tell left-wingers this, you’ll just get told off, he says.
Why do so many on the left, as you say, refuse to recognise this problem?
The left strives for power and therefore allows itself to be elected by this voter group. Added to this is a sort of romanticised view of the East. Just look at Die Linke’s election party, where everyone danced traditional dances together. It’s rather stylish. Or do you remember the obscure alliance between the Baader-Meinhof Group and Arafat? This phenomenon has deep, perverse roots and is reinforced by the massive pro-Palestine propaganda spread by Qatar and the Muslim Brotherhood, particularly since 7 October.
We are now witnessing an Islamic imperialism that is growing ever stronger, asserts Rahmanzadeh, who feels that the public atmosphere is already different.
A friend of mine who works at a university recently told me that they do not have a toilet for disabled people there, but a prayer room. I do not understand this self-torment. The number of women wearing the hijab is rising rapidly. Some of them are young girls. Many Muslim women say that the hijab is an expression of their female self-determination. But in my view, they overlook the fact that in doing so they are submitting to a clear symbol of their patriarchal religion.
We talk about moderate, adaptable Muslims, even though we know how many years ‘Mohammed’ has been the most common boy’s name in major European cities. This is a clear statement and proves that they belong more to traditional Islam than that they feel at home in the Western world.
Die Welt’s domestic affairs editor, Uma Sostmann, wonders whether he will leave Germany, which he could easily do.
The problem is: I am a German patriot and I love Germany. This is my homeland; this is where I feel at home. I’m happy to live here and think many things are very good. I’m German, but with an Iranian capacity for reflection. With this dual perspective, I feel a responsibility to speak out.
Germany must ally itself with other immigrants – those who wish for respectful coexistence – urges Rahmanzadeh, who says that, following the video, he has been met with appreciation from people on the street.
But Western Europe’s treacherous political class, which is in the process of destroying our continent, has instead chosen the very worst immigrants as its clients. Most of the media have done the same.
Fortunately, there are exceptions. Die Welt is one of three major newspapers of record in Germany. But there is no way on earth that a major, influential Norwegian media outlet would highlight an Iranian who speaks the truth: that there is nothing positive about Islam.
