Germans Upset by Terror-Linked Group's Distribution of 25M Qurans

An Islamic ultra-conservative party in Germany is handing out 25 million free copies of the Quran in what is seen by some as an attempt to recruit jihadist, or Muslim holy warriors.

Salafist Muslims have already given out 300,000 free copies of the Muslim holy book, the BBC reported, and plan to reach tens of millions of people in Germany.

One of the group's preachers, Ibrahim Abou Nagie, has apparently said that the initiative is an attempt to save non-Muslims from hell, but is being condemned by concerned German authorities.

Politicians are being leary not so much of the distribution of the Qurans, but the Salafist group that is handing them out. According to Germany's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the country's domestic intelligence agency, up to 5,000 Salafists currently reside in the Western European country. What is more, the Federal Office believes the group's ideology is linked to al-Qaida, and their mission is to recruit holy warriors to fight for Islam, Spiegel Online reported. Read more