Babylon Prime: Islamic Trojan horse

'Desperate fledglings' vs. 'barbaric hordes' – Polish citizens speak out on the inflow of Middle Eastern and North African refugees into Poland, as Europe’s biggest migration crisis since World War II continues to escalate.

A participant of anti-immigration protest in Warsaw on Saturday. Photo: PAP/Marcin Obara

"Immigrants are welcome" was the slogan of Saturday's march in the Polish capital, held in support of Middle Eastern and North African refugees arriving in Europe's southern flanks.

Three thousand people walked along Warsaw’s Krakowskie Przedmieście thoroughfare, calling for compassion and solidarity with asylum-seekers.

"If we pride ourselves in being a country cherishing the spirit of solidarity, it's time to practice what we preach," said one of the participants of the pro-migrant march.

Such statements were echoed in other similar demonstrations held in cities such as Kraków, Wrocław, Poznań and Białystok.

But fears of an impending inflow of migrants run deep among thousands of Poles who gathered at counterdemonstrations to manifest their opposition to what they deem a threat to their country’s culture and economy.

"We're simply afraid of their fanatic following of the Qur'an and what their holy scripture stands for, and what they could do to us," said one of 7,000 protesters who rallied against the “Islamic Trojan horse” in Warsaw. Several thousand more took part in counterdemonstrations across the country.

anti islam march in Poznań 17.09.2015. #refugeesNOTwelcome

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British jihadist Anjem Choudary said in February 2013:

“We are on Jihad Seekers Allowance, We take the Jizya (protection money paid to Muslims by non-Muslims) which is ours anyway. The normal situation is to take money from the Kafir (non-Muslim), isn’t it? So this is normal situation. They give us the money. You work, give us the money. Allah Akbar, we take the money. Hopefully there is no one from the DSS (Department of Social Security) listening. Ah, but you see people will say you are not working. But the normal situation is for you to take money from the Kuffar (non-Muslim) So we take Jihad Seeker’s Allowance.”

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