German right-wing AfD party under fire over anti-Islam remarks

April 18, 2016 23:03

Germany's right-wing populist AfD party drew heavy fire today after two of its leaders labelled Islam incompatible with the country's values and constitution.

The three-year-old Alternative for Germany party, which harshly opposes Chancellor Angela Merkel's liberal refugee policy, plans to adopt an anti-Islamic manifesto at a conference this month.

The chairman of the Central Council of Muslims in Germany Aiman Mazyek charged that "the AfD is riding a wave of Islamophobia".

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