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Anwar performs tarawih, engages German Muslim community at Berlin mosque

BERLIN: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim spent the second day of Ramadan by engaging with the Muslim community in Germany.

After attending a breaking of fast event with the Malaysian diaspora earlier, he then made his way to Berlin's Sehitlik Mosque, where he performed his Isyak and Tarawih prayers.

He was greeted upon arrival by Turkish ambassador to Germany, Ahmet Başar Şen.

During his visit, Anwar also exchanged views with the local Muslim community on issues pertaining to Muslim development in Germany, as well as that of Palestine.

There are more than 5 million Muslims in Germany, making up around 6.7 per cent of the population.

In conjunction with the holy month of Ramadan, the prime minister extended some contributions to the Muslim community and donated 12 copies of the Al-Quran to the mosque - one a special edition, another a German translation while 10 more were English translations.

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