Mega row over Ramadan lighting in Vienna – Austrian parties rage: “Pure provocation”. London showed the way last year and Frankfurt installed Ramadan lighting for the first time in Germany in 2024.

After all, 200,000 Muslim believers live there, the second largest community in the Austrian capital after the Roman Catholics. “This is not just about celebrating the diversity of the city, but also about promoting tolerance and cohesion,” says SÖZ chairman Hakan Gördü.