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The AfD has gained popularity with its tough stance against immigration and Islam (Photo: AfD)

German populist party adopts anti-Islam manifesto

The German right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) has adopted an explicitly anti-Islam platform, saying Islam is not a part of Germany.

The document adopted on Sunday (1 May) calls for a ban on the full body Islamic veil, minarets and the Muslim call to prayer as “Islamic symbols of power”.

AfD, which has representatives in eight of 16 state assemblies, has...

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