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Germany's election is a dangerous preview of where anti-Muslim rhetoric leads.

Germany's election is a dangerous preview of where anti-Muslim rhetoric leads. America is next in line. The Alternative für Deutschland won its first German state on Sunday. In Saxony-Anhalt it took 43.8 per cent on a record 77.8 per cent turnout, its best result in any German state election.
Salam Al-Marayati, Comment Central contributor
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Geoffrey Stuart Boulton · 14 Sept 2026
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Chris Blackburn · 08 Sept 2026
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England is in drought. We need to learn from Europe on water reuse.
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Frances Hand · 07 Sept 2026
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Rupin Banker · 04 Sept 2026
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Patrick Schröder · 04 Sept 2026
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Quick et al., Comment Central contributor
Quick et al. · 03 Sept 2026
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Henrietta Appleton, Comment Central contributor
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