After the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979, Ayatollah Khomeini declared the last Friday in Ramadhan, the Muslim month of fasting, as international "Al-Quds Day" (Arabic for Jerusalem) and called upon all Muslims worldwide to demonstrate for the "liberation" of Jerusalem at this date. Not only by its name the "Al-Quds Day" until today is an anti-Semitic attack on Jews in and outside of Israel. Moreover, the "Al-Quds Day", taking place worldwide and being coordinated by the Mullah-regime in Iran, is the main political day of struggle for Shiite Islamists.
In 2003, the "Al-Quds demonstration" in Berlin for the first time met broad public criticism. More than 290 individuals, among them public figures with Turkish, Iranian or Jewish background, representatives of churches, associatiations or politicians signed a protest call condemning anti-Semitism and demanding a political confrontation of Islamism, but at the same time arguing against a racist stigatization of Muslims in Germany.
The public interest raised by our activities in the last year is followed up by a broader campaign this year. It is our aim to initiate a deeper political debate about the problem of Islamism. Therefore, on 11/7 there will be held a conference which in detail deals with the background of the "Al-Quds Day" and the role of anti-Semitism in Islamism. Then, like in 2003, there will we a public protest call against the intended "Al-Quds demonstration". On the day of the demonstration itself, manifold counter-activities are scheduled.