Play Equates John the Baptist with Islamic Terrorists

Case information
Incident date
Country
Austria
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Societal Sphere
  • Arts
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Insult or Incitement
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Negative Stereotyping

The regional theater of Graz premiered its version of "Salome” in which John the Baptist is a radical fundamentalist. It claims that there is really no difference between him and Islamic State terrorists.


Further information: Schauspielhaus Graz