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Pierre Vogel
Pierre Vogel
Born	Pierre Vogel; July 20, 1978 (age 46); Frechen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Nationality	German
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Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Stance	?
	Boxing record
Total fights	7
Wins	6
Wins by KO	2
Losses	0
Draws	1

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Pierre Vogel (born July 20, 1978), also known as Abu Hamza^[3] (Arabic: أبو حمزة) is a German Islamic^[4] preacher and a former professional boxer.

Early life and boxing career

Vogel was born in Frechen. He turned professional at the age of 22, fighting briefly (for two years) as a cruiserweight for the Sauerland club and was undefeated in seven bouts.^[1]

Religion

Vogel converted to Islam in 2001 and shortly thereafter began courses in Islamic studies in Germany, and then studied in Medina.^[5]^[6]

He is considered to be one of the most influential Muslims in Germany.^[7]

Private life

Vogel is married to a Muslim Moroccan woman and father of three children.^[8]

Media perception

He has been described in one German report as a "radical Muslim",^[9] while Matthias Matussek, author and commentator for Der Spiegel, described him as representative of the "dark Nazi variant" of Islam in Germany.^[10]

When he appeared at a Muslim meeting in Dillingen, Saarland, 25 April 2010, he said that polygamy is legitimate due to the fact that there are more women than men in Germany.^[11]

In January 2016, Vogel shared a video giving out the personal details of a woman who claimed to have been raped by men of Middle Eastern appearance in Cologne during New Year's, claiming that she had falsified her story in order to slander Islam. The video's creator deleted it after a legal challenge from the victim.^[12]

References

^ ^a ^b "Pierre Vogel". BoxRec. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
^ Karagiannis, Emmanuel (2 January 2018). The New Political Islam: Human Rights, Democracy, and Justice. ISBN 9780812249729.
^ The Christian Science Monitor. "German universities move to train next generation of imams". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
^ "Protests in northern German city against Salafist preacher Vogel". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
^ [1] ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Ick bin ein Muslim jeworden". Archived from the original on August 29, 2008. Retrieved August 29, 2008.
^ "An overview of Germany's Islamist scene". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
^ "RTÉ Television - West of Mecca". Rte.ie. 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
^ "Kundgebung: Umstrittene Islam-Prediger sprechen in Frankfurt - Deutschland - FOCUS Online - Nachrichten" (in German). Focus.de. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
^ Matussek, Matthias (27 October 2010). "Wir werden die Religion nicht los" (in German). Spiegel Online. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
^ "Islamistische Missionierung im Saarland: Seite 2 of 2 | hpd" (in German). Hpd.de. 2010-05-17. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
^ "Online-Hetze gegen Selina" [Online incitement against Selina] (in German). SWR. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

External links

Media related to Pierre Vogel at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (Pierre Vogels current website)
einladungzumparadies.de (Pierre Vogel's former website)
diewahrereligion.de: Pierre Vogel (Pierre Vogel's former website)
Boxing record for Pierre Vogel from BoxRec (registration required)
Eine Reportage über dem Ex-Profi Boxer Pierre Vogel, der zum Islam konvertiert ist, aus dem 2. kroatischen Staatsfernsehen (mit kroatischen Untertiteln) HRT 2

[boxing-1] "Pierre Vogel". BoxRec. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

[2] Karagiannis, Emmanuel (2 January 2018). The New Political Islam: Human Rights, Democracy, and Justice. ISBN 9780812249729.

[3] The Christian Science Monitor. "German universities move to train next generation of imams". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

[4] "Protests in northern German city against Salafist preacher Vogel". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 30 October 2016.

[5] [1] ^{[dead link‍]}

[muslim_geworden-6] "Ick bin ein Muslim jeworden". Archived from the original on August 29, 2008. Retrieved August 29, 2008.

[7] "An overview of Germany's Islamist scene". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved October 30, 2016.

[8] "RTÉ Television - West of Mecca". Rte.ie. 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2015-10-31.

[9] "Kundgebung: Umstrittene Islam-Prediger sprechen in Frankfurt - Deutschland - FOCUS Online - Nachrichten" (in German). Focus.de. Retrieved 2015-10-31.

[10] Matussek, Matthias (27 October 2010). "Wir werden die Religion nicht los" (in German). Spiegel Online. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.

[11] "Islamistische Missionierung im Saarland: Seite 2 of 2 | hpd" (in German). Hpd.de. 2010-05-17. Retrieved 2015-10-31.

[12] "Online-Hetze gegen Selina" [Online incitement against Selina] (in German). SWR. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

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+{{Expand German|topic=bio|Pierre Vogel|date=December 2016}}
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 |height = 6 ft. 0 in. (183 cm)
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+|nationality= {{flagicon|GER}} [[Germany|German]]
-|nationality= {{flagicon|GER}} [[Germany|German]]<ref>However, Vogel said he does not see himself as a German. He also said the membership of the [[Ummah]] stands over the nationality. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ega020cGJMc YouTube ''16000 Deutsche Konvertieren zum Islam - Pierre Vogel Abu Hamza''] (German)</ref>
 |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|7|20}}
 |death_date =
+|birth_place = [[Frechen]], [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[West Germany]]<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gnI9DwAAQBAJ&q=Nora+Illi+salafi&pg=PA45 |title = The New Political Islam: Human Rights, Democracy, and Justice|isbn = 9780812249729|last1 = Karagiannis|first1 = Emmanuel|date = 2 January 2018}}</ref>
-|birth_place = [[Frechen]], [[West Germany]]
 |style = ?
+|total = 7<ref name="boxing">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=21478&cat=boxer|title=Pierre Vogel|publisher=[[BoxRec]]|accessdate=30 June 2015}}</ref>
-|total = 7{{Clarify|date=August 2011}}
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-'''Pierre Vogel''' (b. July 20, 1978 in [[Frechen]]), also known as '''Abu Hamza'''<ref>http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2012/0517/German-universities-move-to-train-next-generation-of-imams</ref> is a [[Germany|German]] [[Islam]]ic [[preacher]] and a former professional [[Boxing|boxer]].
+'''Pierre Vogel''' (born July 20, 1978), also known as '''Abu Hamza'''<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2012/0517/German-universities-move-to-train-next-generation-of-imams|title=German universities move to train next generation of imams|author=The Christian Science Monitor|journal=The Christian Science Monitor|accessdate=30 June 2015}}</ref> ({{langx|ar|أبو حمزة}}) is a German [[Islamic]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dw.com/en/protests-in-northern-german-city-against-salafist-preacher-vogel/a-19525193|title=Protests in northern German city against Salafist preacher Vogel|publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]]|accessdate=30 October 2016}}</ref> [[preacher]] and a former professional [[Boxing|boxer]].
+==Early life and boxing career==
-== Religion ==
+Vogel was born in [[Frechen]]. He turned professional at the age of 22, fighting briefly (for two years) as a [[Cruiserweight (boxing)|cruiserweight]] for the [[Wilfried Sauerland|Sauerland]] club and was undefeated in seven bouts.<ref name="boxing" />
+==Religion==
 [[File:BilalPhilips PierreVogel2011cropped.jpg|thumb|Pierre Vogel (on the right) and [[Bilal Philips]] speaking at a rally in [[Frankfurt]], April 2011]]
-Vogel converted to  [[Islam]] in 2001 from christianity <ref>http://www.discoveringislam.org/pierre_vogel.htm</ref> and shortly thereafter began courses on  [[Islamic studies]] in Germany.<ref name="muslim_geworden">[http://www.faz.net/s/RubF359F74E867B46C1A180E8E1E1197DEE/Doc~E1AA3F13334DF48468316AD2A6AE87BF9~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html Konvertiten: „Ick bin ein Muslim jeworden“], FAZ am 6. September 2007 (German)</ref> For two years he studied [[Arabic]] and the [[Quran]] at the private school Om Al-Qura in [[Mecca]].{{Citation needed|date= April 2012}}
+Vogel converted to [[Islam]] in 2001 and shortly thereafter began courses in [[Islamic studies]] in Germany, and then studied in [[Medina]].<ref>[ftp://gibt-es-nicht.example.com/] {{dead link|date=October 2015}}</ref><ref name="muslim_geworden">{{cite web|url=https://www.faz.net/s/RubF359F74E867B46C1A180E8E1E1197DEE/Doc~E1AA3F13334DF48468316AD2A6AE87BF9~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html |title=Ick bin ein Muslim jeworden|accessdate=August 29, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829172140/https://www.faz.net/s/RubF359F74E867B46C1A180E8E1E1197DEE/Doc~E1AA3F13334DF48468316AD2A6AE87BF9~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html |archivedate=August 29, 2008 }}</ref>
+He is considered to be one of the most influential Muslims in Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dw.com/en/an-overview-of-germanys-islamist-scene/a-18860746 |accessdate=October 30, 2016|title=An overview of Germany's Islamist scene |website=[[Deutsche Welle]] }}</ref>
-In 2006 he returned to [[Berlin]] and started teaching Islam at the Al-Nur-Moschee ([[mosque]]) [[Neukölln (locality)|Neukölln]], in [[university|universities]] and even among [[Christian]]s.{{Citation needed|date= February 2012}}
+==Private life==
-== Boxing career ==
+Vogel is married to a Muslim [[Morocco|Moroccan]] woman and father of three children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/westofmecca/episode3.html |title=RTÉ Television - West of Mecca |publisher=Rte.ie |date=2015-07-29 |accessdate=2015-10-31}}</ref>
-After 66 amateur fights{{Citation needed|date= February 2012}} he turned professional at the age of 22, fighting briefly (for two years) as a [[Cruiserweight (boxing)|cruiserweight]] for the [[Wilfried Sauerland|Sauerland]] club and was undefeated in seven bouts.<ref>[http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=21478&cat=boxer BoxRec]</ref>
-== Private life ==
+==Media perception==
+He has been described in one German report as a "radical Muslim",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.focus.de/politik/deutschland/kundgebung-umstrittene-islam-prediger-sprechen-in-frankfurt_aid_620324.html |title=Kundgebung: Umstrittene Islam-Prediger sprechen in Frankfurt - Deutschland - FOCUS Online - Nachrichten |language=de |publisher=Focus.de |date= |accessdate=2015-10-31}}</ref> while [[:de:Matthias Matussek|Matthias Matussek]], author and commentator for ''[[Der Spiegel]]'', described him as representative of the "dark Nazi variant" of Islam in Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.matthias-matussek.de/2010/10/wir-werden-die-religion-nicht-los/|title=Wir werden die Religion nicht los|last=Matussek|first=Matthias|date=27 October 2010|publisher=Spiegel Online|language=German|accessdate=29 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130209052740/http://www.matthias-matussek.de/2010/10/wir-werden-die-religion-nicht-los/|archive-date=9 February 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+When he appeared at a Muslim meeting in [[Dillingen, Saarland]], 25 April 2010, he said that [[polygamy]] is legitimate due to the fact that there are more women than men in Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hpd.de/node/9526?page=0,1 |title=Islamistische Missionierung im Saarland: Seite 2 of 2 &#124; hpd |language=de |publisher=Hpd.de |date=2010-05-17 |accessdate=2015-10-31}}</ref>
-Vogel is married to a Muslim [[Morocco|Moroccan]] woman and is father of three children.<ref>rté one: [http://www.rte.ie/tv/westofmecca/episode3.html West of Mecca]</ref>
+In January 2016, Vogel shared a video giving out the personal details of a woman who claimed to have been [[2015 Cologne sexual attacks|raped by men of Middle Eastern appearance in Cologne during New Year's]], claiming that she had falsified her story in order to slander Islam. The video's creator deleted it after a legal challenge from the victim.<ref>{{cite news|title=Online-Hetze gegen Selina|trans-title=Online incitement against Selina|url=http://www.swr.de/landesschau-rp/nach-silvester-uebergriffen-in-koeln-online-hetze-gegen-selina/-/id=122144/did=16735818/nid=122144/1w1qteu/index.html|accessdate=14 January 2016|publisher=SWR|date=12 January 2016|language=German}}</ref>
-== Media perception ==
-He has been described in one German report as a "radical Muslim",<ref>''http://www.focus.de/politik/deutschland/kundgebung-umstrittene-islam-prediger-sprechen-in-frankfurt_aid_620324.html'' (German)</ref> while [[:de:Matthias Matussek|Matthias Matussek]], author and commentator for ''[[Spiegel Online]]'', described him as representative of the "dark Nazi variant" of Islam in Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.matthias-matussek.de/2010/10/wir-werden-die-religion-nicht-los/|title=Wir werden die Religion nicht los|last=Matussek|first=Matthias|date=27 October 2010|publisher=SPIEGEL Online|language=German|accessdate=29 January 2013}}</ref>
+==References==
-When he appeared at a Muslim meeting in [[Ferihegy]] {{When|date= February 2012}}, he said that polygamy is legitimate due to the fact that there are more women than men in Germany.<ref>[http://hpd.de/node/9526?page=0,1 Humanistischer Pressdienst] (German)</ref>
-== References ==
 {{Reflist}}
-== External links ==
+==External links==
+{{commons category-inline}}
-* [http://www.pierrevogel.de PierreVogel.de ] (Pierre Vogels own & new website)
-* [http://www.einladungzumparadies.de EinladungZumParadies.de ] (Pierre Vogel's former website)
+* {{official website|http://www.pierrevogel.de }} (Pierre Vogels current website)
+* [http://www.einladungzumparadies.de einladungzumparadies.de] (Pierre Vogel's former website)
 * diewahrereligion.de: [http://www.diewahrereligion.de/html/pierre_vogel.html Pierre Vogel] (Pierre Vogel's former website)
 * {{Boxrec|id=021478}}
 * [http://www.myvideo.de/watch/2348260/Eine_Reportage_ueber_dem_Ex_Profi_Boxer_Pierre_Vogel_der_zum_Islam_konvertiert_ist_Teil_1 Eine Reportage über dem Ex-Profi Boxer Pierre Vogel, der zum Islam konvertiert ist], aus dem 2. kroatischen Staatsfernsehen (mit kroatischen Untertiteln) HRT 2
+{{Authority control}}
-{{Persondata
-|NAME=Vogel, Pierre
-|ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Abu Hamza
-|SHORT DESCRIPTION= German Muslim preacher
-|DATE OF BIRTH=1978-7-20
-|PLACE OF BIRTH=[[Frechen]], [[Germany]]
-|DATE OF DEATH=
-|PLACE OF DEATH=
-}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Vogel, Pierre}}
-[[Category:German boxers]]
+[[Category:Converts to Sunni Islam from Protestantism]]
-[[Category:German Sunni Muslims]]
-[[Category:Converts to Islam]]
 [[Category:1978 births]]
-[[Category:German former Christians]]
-[[Category:European Muslims]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
+[[Category:People from Frechen]]
+[[Category:Sportspeople from Cologne (region)]]
+[[Category:German male boxers]]
+[[Category:German Islamists]]
+[[Category:German Salafis]]
+[[Category:Cruiserweight boxers]]

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