Islamist influencer jailed in Germany for defrauding followers of nearly €500,000 earmarked ‘for Palestine’

A prominent German Salafist influencer who preached a strict interpretation of Islam online has been sentenced to three years in prison after a Düsseldorf court found he had systematically defrauded his followers out of nearly half a million euros in donations. Dehran Asanov, known to his followers as “Abdelhamid,” was convicted on Wednesday of more … Continue reading Islamist influencer jailed in Germany for defrauding followers of nearly €500,000 earmarked ‘for Palestine’