The following video shows part of one of Michael Stürzenberger’s “Islamophobic” presentations in downtown Munich. In it you’ll see a Muslima confront Mr. Stürzenberger about his “hateful incitement of the masses”. Her argument may be condensed into these four points:

Many thanks to Nash Montana for the translation, and to Vlad Tepes for the subtitling:

Video transcript:

0:00 Could we discuss a bit? —Yes, OK

0:03 Please (tries to grab the mike) —I’ll hold it, I’ll hold it

0:06 Wonderful day to you —Hello, I am Michael —Yes Michael, I am Katja, I’m pleased to meet you,

0:09 I find your campaign here ultra primitive.

0:12 Why? —That is my opinion,

0:15 because you lump all muslims together.

0:18 Does it say that anywhere, that all muslims are the same? It says Islam, not muslims.

0:21 Not all muslims.

0:24 We are discussing, and that is why the microphone

0:27 needs to be held this way so that the discussion

0:30 can’t be monopolized. —You mean not wanting to answer.

0:33 I don’t know what you learned in your life, what you studied,

0:36 but what you present here, this incitement of hate of the masses,

0:39 that’s really embarrassing for you, you should be ashamed

0:42 to stand here in the middle of Munich, with such judgment!

0:45 Number one, what did you study? And who are you actually?

0:48 You should know by now, islam does not mean peace,

0:51 that is a fact, islam means submission and conquest,

0:54 that is the translation from the Arabic. Islam means conquest and submission,

0:57 that is a fact, so how is that incitement of hate of the masses?

1:00 Well, Michael, I am muslim,

1:03 I am German, I am proud of that

1:06 of what I am, and I am a doctor.

1:09 And the word islam means peace!

1:12 Salaam means peace. Salaam means peace!

1:15 Salaam means peace, not islam. —No no no no no no no

1:18 We know Arabic! —We are discussing! (tries to yank away the mike AGAIN!)

1:21 I will hold the microphone!

1:24 OK, so you obviously don’t want to discuss, you want to manipulate

1:27 the people here, and pull off your damned show here!

1:30 You should be ashamed about that! I am a muslim

1:33 and I am proud of that, and I am a German muslim.

1:36 And you are not in the position to judge and to paint all countries

1:39 with the same broad strokes. You are a preacher of hate [Volksverhetzer],

1:42 and it’s not worth it to even discuss with you,

1:45 because I am a medical doctor and I care for other people,

1:48 I don’t know what you do in this society, but incitement of the masses is not…

1:51 Why do you feel attacked here?

1:54 This sign, it is factually correct!

1:57 You don’t need to feel attacked personally.

2:00 It’s beautiful that you are a doctor, it’s beautiful that you are integrated,

2:03 that’s all wonderful! So where is the problem?

2:06 You know what? There is no discussion possible with you.

2:09 You are manipulating the people here, you are interrupting my speech,

2:12 you are trying to lead a discussion that you can’t win!

2:15 You are embarrassing yourself in this world,

2:18 and the people who stand here and hear all this think exactly like me,

2:21 your manipulation of these people here —I have no clue what kind of

2:24 an educational background you come from — you cannot just

2:27 lump all of this together, and you don’t need to explain to me.

2:30 The Arabic language is my mother language, and…

2:33 Where do you come from?

2:36 Where do you come from?

2:39 What are your roots? What Arabic country are your roots in?

2:42 She just said I am mentally ill.

2:45 Well friends, the fact is that the word islam means submission

2:48 In Arabic, the word salaam means peace!

2:51 But she wants to explain to me what the words are

2:54 for peace and submission!

2:57 Pardon me, but my mother is an Arabic language teacher,

3:00 and I speak Arabic, have you ever read Arabic?

3:03 You know what you… —We have an Arabic Koran, an original from Saudi Arabia,

3:06 with a legitimate German translation!

3:09 And in it everything is written exactly like this!

3:12 At [unintelligible] you can go fact check, OK?

3:15 Could you right now look at an Arabic dictionary

3:18 what the word ‘peace’ means, Salaam, and

3:21 the word ‘islam’ means submission, end of story!

3:24 OK, and now let’s look in the background, to the left side,

3:27 what has that gentleman studied that just repeats after you?

3:30 Does he even have enough education to make a judgment here?

3:33 Do you know what? You are too primitive for me,

3:36 you are downright just a hypocrite, and you’re someone

3:39 who vilifies people and you should be ashamed of yourself!

3:42 Why are you so upset? [Sign reads: “islam-criticism is a citizen’s right and a citizen’s duty!”]

3:45 There is an old saying: He who speaks the truth will need a fast horse!

3:48 Because he will be hunted by everyone. The truth

3:51 is very uncomfortable to a lot of people, even with that lady there,

3:54 who doesn’t want to acknowledge that islam means submission,

3:57 and not peace. Again,

4:00 dear Madam, we are happy that you are integrated

4:03 into society, we are happy that you are a doctor,

4:06 we are happy that you are a muslim believer,

4:09 but aren’t you of the opinion that —

4:12 especially concerning women — islam poses

4:15 many many problematic issues,

4:18 such as the demand to beat women when they act unruly,

4:21 Sura 4:34, what do you have to say to that?

4:24 You are embarrassing yourself, that’s what I have to say to that,

4:27 I have never been beat as a muslim, and

4:30 integration is neither here nor there, I am just as German as you,

4:33 you really should be ashamed to argue like this…

4:36 Nobody has questioned that [her being German],

4:39 we are happy that you are an integrated member of our society,

4:42 that you are a German who participates here wonderfully!

4:45 This is about islam, and the dangerous issues within it,

4:48 which when summarized is called ‘political islam’ and

4:51 and it is about discrimination against women,

4:54 women who should be punished because they don’t behave,

4:57 women who are forced to be sexually available to the men all the time.

5:00 Each islamic man is allowed to have up to four wives,

5:03 all of these things! Do you even know about this?

5:06 It’s extremely ridiculous to even dignify this

5:09 with an answer. You should be ashamed of yourself,

5:12 for the incitement of hate for the masses you are creating here,

5:15 you have absolutely no idea about islam. If you knew about islam

5:18 you wouldn’t have arguments like this.

5:21 Islam and Christendom have the same story;

5:24 it begins with Adam and Eve; it is the same story.

5:27 Religion does not serve hateful incitement of the masses

5:30 but religion serves — like philosophy —

5:33 to live side by side in a country

5:36 and to respect each other, and that is…

5:39 Why does this not happen in islamic countries?

5:42 Why does this not happen in islamic countries? Why are other religions

5:45 not accepted in islamic countries, and the people there often are

5:48 threatened and persecuted and murdered?

5:51

5:55 Well, I mean, we just had New Zealand happen,

5:58 and have seen how a right-wing radical

6:01 entered a mosque and mowed down muslims!

6:04 So just stop lumping everyone together,

6:07 and let the people here in Munich

6:10 live together internationally, and stop doing this dumbing-down

6:13 of the masses or this incitement to hate of the masses!

6:16 And you know what? I contribute more to society

6:19 as a doctor and as a humanitarian helper, but you are nothing,

6:22 and you are a wacko!

6:25

6:28 Wonderful! Applause for these factual arguments

6:31 from this young lady! But first:

6:34 We have never lumped all muslims together.

6:37 We are speaking about islam.

6:40 We are speaking about the dangerous elements

6:43 within islam, OK? And this lady felt personally attacked,

6:46 and do you know what?

6:49 We experience this at each and every rally,

6:52 dozens of times! And the problem isn’t that

6:55 most muslims identify themselves with islam,

6:58 and as soon as something critical is being said

7:01 that’s when we see these enraged situations,

7:04 just like a minute ago with this young lady.

7:07 We neither made a blanket statement

7:10 about muslims, nor did we

7:13 criticize a muslim here.

7:16 We say this over and over again:

7:19 all muslims who accept our freedom-based

7:22 Constitutional State, who accept our rules,

7:25 who do not want shariah and islamic law to take over here,

7:28 are all sincerely welcome!

7:31 That is what this is all about!