Go to a football are fighting for his place. So much on the vehicles locals eveready made sure that i never get to play for a club at least not in germany they want to the story of a person or want to destroy their future. So i did once when we had been two months already since discussion started surrounding striker and it was organised. From there was important for me not to be brought down to my knees when i havent done anything wrong. From blunders liggett fame to the fringes sympathies for extremists. In Southern Turkey professional foot. Player and has been had tira has only lived here for a few months Turkish First Division club gaziantep sport is his new employer for the twenty eight year old ben had tira this is his first job as a professional player outside of germany. And the kind of guy that can quickly adapt theyve taken care of me here too i havent had any problems so far. The only difficulties are some of the differences especially when the coach speaks a different language which until now ben had zero had only played in the bundesliga. A shooting star in germanys top flight and as such he was renowned and well paid but also a player without an impeccable record on the field once leaving a fellow player with a black eye. Which was what he did was not right but i cannot change that now. Hes a player with a big heart as well he befriended a young fan battling cancer. And has helped an organization in berlin that works to keep kids off the city streets. The organization was awarded the band before its integration work. For them id like to thank emma spend her tutor. Thanks. But all of that is history in an industrial metropolis need turkeys border with syria bennett era keeps fighting for his place driving to the last Training Session before the most Important League match. Sport is second to last in the table of turkeys First Division a critical situation for the club which has never been relegated in all of its history was for novels. Because i knew that this wasnt going to be a walk in the park this is i knew was going to be a very very heart of corn but after some talks about what i was looking for and what i wanted i decided to play for this club and we should go to the french influence point three. But his transfer at the beginning of twenty seventeen was forced upon him. A complicated state of affairs a chronology of the end its been had here a case its been two months already since discussion started surrounding strike and its been had here and his support toward the controversial Aid Organization and so our international reportedly has links to the radical islam scene and has been closely monitored by germanys Intelligence Agency. And had a radical islamist off the pitch politicians up the pressure. Except that a figure from the sports world or from society would associate themselves with extremists extremists. In the midst of an. Industry they get clubbed damn start waited three days to separate themselves from play and its bennett era the Tunisian International believes hes victim of a smear campaign. Has been here a financially supporting an organization that only does good deeds. Or one that at the very least agrees with extremists. After a few days of leaving down start and explain how to or has found a new club the twenty eight year old transferred to Turkish First Division club because young top sports. Videos years ago as they are playing playstation. Go thurlow. Bennett here is happy to have found a team after having to leave the bundesliga because this is my room here here i get to rest so its a. And theres a small bathroom with a shower everything that i need these members this is my bed. Another player used to sleep here in the room with me and i dont know if you know this but unfortunately hang himself he committed suicide or for me just look it was weird for me at first from her first four or five days after he that it was i feel weird being in the room with you too and some of the ship and inside saw him every day we would chat every day we would laugh sometimes. You wouldnt have noticed that he had problems but it was definitely an extreme shock for commercial. And when it rains it pours all this after the whole ordeal in germany. Having to leave the bundesliga is still a topic on benefits here is mind. Going to shift yes of course i think about it and everything surrounding it everyone knows about it too. I think my name also comes up in germany whenever people talk about those topics but nonetheless im getting used to everyday life here even of the close and difficult spot. On this one. And thats not only due to relegation fears but also because the club gaziantep spore is near bankruptcy. As a reserve to shut off i dont fortunately the club has huge financial problems. Already knew that before coming here and it was only told me that and were honest about it but i never expected it to be this bad it has been months since the club has paid wages they havent paid anyone so there are some players that have been paid in the over a year and they get a medical then had to is also waiting to get paid he currently lives off his savings a double burden the relegation battle and being accused of salafism a controversial and strict interpretation of islam. Which comes over and i can understand to a certain extent that people will fear certain topics is there only you associate it with terror hate and violence its this one of the unspeakable but i think that at the moment everyone knows me. They know my position and all that ive done in the past maybe you what i was born with or the social work ive done before. I think everyone knows that it was full so you know. The club gave ben his hero an apartment on the outskirts of the onset. His parents are originally from tunisia and ben his hero who was born in palin was raised a muslim. Says he and well as a professional footballer a few years ago he decided to donate two point five percent of his earnings a usual practice in islam. He then picked the Aid Organization and saw international. Force into always try to help a lot and then i heard about and sorry. I had already had my eye on them for some time i became interested in their projects i started following what they do and watch their videos. But what really come visit me about them was their transparency they seem to be trustworthy to swedish. But it was followed with heavy criticism from media and politicians and with their family they just wanted to smear my name which they want to associate my name with things that have nothing to do with me. Before ever accuses me of somehow being in the slamming extremists or whatever they say that i am then i dont know they have no idea i cant even put into words whats going on in their heads as they consider this when was the first most of us and. The next morning is the day before the match against gallup. And its here and meets up with the founder of onsite international who is here today to take part in a Fund Raising Campaign at the turkish syrian border. Which. Really i cannot be there today because it could be a bit dangerous for me the risk is too high and of course i have a game tomorrow i have to go toward Training Camp and sleep if not i would have liked to be there. And so as director joel abdurahman keyser is a german who has converted to islam and is good friends with and as ben had tira. This tradition of thrones awful war but the means a lot to us not only as a person that has worked hard for his money whats sinus but as a person that hasnt forgotten where he comes from popes and hasnt forgotten the poor people of the world. Because of it i guess hes a valuable person to have it for them and. The muslim Aid Organizations key player. In a couple of years kizer turned and saw into a millionaire muslim donation organization. It operates a hospital and is currently building an orphanage in syria. Bennett era donated money to answer specifically to finance a water tank in the gaza strip. Another project took place in ghana where benazir opened the water well. According to the projects of a muslims as well as christians. Keyser denies the claims that and stop this use goals of radical islam. Including for crystals them about he helped build a well for christians and muslims and i dont know how anyone can buy Something Like that from visions of office walls or try and link it with salafism or radical islam. A person who is a radical muslim wouldnt build a well for christians and everyone knows that radical islamists would criticize him for doing that office of. The city of searches under martial law as with many other areas in turkey the citys mayor welcomes kaiser during his meeting with some of his local employees of course its all part of a promotional video i mean i dont at. All. I know its a lot of. Women were here today in suits together with the mayor. And so has a Good Relationship with the government unlike many other n. G. O. S. The turkish government revoked the work permits of various International Organizations some of them even offered psychological help but you know and so our international is the only one allowed to stay and that has donated food and clothes for at least a year. Show mission although not of the. Twenty five thousand refugees live in the border area of sewage rice flour and sugar distributed throughout the city. And the ones government maintain a close relationship. Both have conservative views of islam and provide emergency aid. Televises inform present in countries where turkey also helps like somalia and syria where theyve seen our projects in action and weve seen theres lots of that can get on. Very very the refugees a syrian kurds from the neighboring border area the mayor of so rich does what he can. The place these people called home has been destroyed after years of war. Theyre from the syrian city of kabbani located right on the border the city was the setting for heavy battles. Even though fighting has now ceased the city remains a humanitarian crisis. That has caused many kurds to flee to turkey they say that international n. G. O. S provided help until the government categorize them as terrorist suspects just a few months ago and now fills the gap of. Their living with my grandfather and my daughter my wife died and i dont have a job i need this help. That you had planes destroyed everything we had no argument over to not what. We would go back if we had something the red crescent gave us food in vouchers but that was three months ago theyre not allowed to do that anymore. That is made and saw its role even more important. The Organization Also works in regions of syria that are controlled by armed militia even in areas controlled by al shabab which germany has classified as a terrorist organization. Journalists that work in these areas risk their lives and face imprisonment if they had to return to turkey. German intelligence agencies started monitoring on sunday to possible connections with islamist militia in syria but most of the if youre Walking Around where bombs are going off the whole time then youre also in danger spots not a lot of people are up for being there but we see it as our jews in the south. Because our critics claim that if youre working there then you have got to be in close contact and Work Together with the militant groups in the area. S. Most us. To begin with thats wrong in two ways. First of all not all groups in those areas are considered illegitimate he will germany there are groups that are supported by some Nato Alliance partners as well as by germany and the United States such as the free syrian army. They arent seen as a terrorist group by berlin and washington and they work in these areas still its just so vitamins secondly if youre operating hospitals there doing work thats not considered political if youre building orphanages then you have to people support and if at the same time youre letting people know what youre doing then we want to remain neutral nobody should try to influence us nobody should try to harass us nobody should tell us what to do in those areas if that happens we would stop helping there. Its not confirmed whether and so works in syria independent of islamist militia. Militant islamism is a topic that has affected germany. According to authorities at least eight hundred ninety germans have moved to syria and iraq to join the fighting there. In the meanwhile and start collecting donations in germany gets preachers were a regular part of their fundraisers. The. Money as always there will be well known preachers who will lead you through the programs that are also be a one hour long lecture by akhmed. According to intelligence agencies. Is an influential salafist from berlin to stir up hatred against nonbelievers and german traditions. What kind of life is that of life for you follow those that dont have anything for their customs and traditions and the wrong views and you lose your place in paradise because of it. This way legion is perfect its completes we dont need anybody to change or bring something new to this religion. Experts in extremism observe sermons like these with concern. Zuzana sure to seize close ties between international and preaches like. This found the. They were preaches who clearly act in a selfish context creatures who Wander Around representing a special ideology thats opposed to democracy and our basic order. Promoting a hell of an islamic order. Oh. Thats funny that was the reason why and sar attracted criticism in the first place ever since they have clever people at the top who quickly reacted and promised to no longer invite those kind of people however the ideology remains the same you just lost Intelligence Agency also believes nothing has changed and thats why it monitors answer in particular due to its close contact to controversial preaches. About yes we know that answer international is well connected in the selfesteem movement we also know that it supports the movement and on top of that we know theyre going to try to hide their selfish background and ideology. Intelligence agents do not rule out the possibility that ansar contributes to the radicalization of young people. In ben had here is hometown what are the consequences of ben had serious situation islamic scholars in berlin address his case in seminars to prevent radicalization. The top of the thetan and part of clues once his contract was terminated it led to many selfish outlets to argue that the western world punished him for being committed to muslims even after doing good deeds there mahmoud whos there with him for the west its a problem when someone is involved in social work in mali or somalia or. In other words he became a martyr. On facebook ben had to receive support from thousands of fans. They blamed politics and the media instead were some experts say that view was partially justified what a kind into school. And there were no discussions about what the real problem was essentially they said thats a selfish organization and you cannot be part of and so thats why we are terminating your contract and its given in a from my point of view it was necessary to address ben had to resign diggnation and saying you can get involved and be part of a political discussion. But it should without getting involved with salafist organisations all of the fellow officers known as the three women from the from. The berlin neighborhood of vetting is where ben had tira grew up its one of the poorest areas in the city and theres high unemployment here. Theres a much higher risk of young people being radicalized in neighborhoods like this one where i will bar up preaches. His message is particularly directed towards a disoriented youth. All young people are searching for a sense of belonging a sense of identity especially those with an immigrant background before long before they hope for recognition and affiliation and that is not the case for many of them. In this room this is so stupid they dont have that at school either of these teenagers are looking for something and thats what weve observed its not really about religion that you invent food religion becomes the pathway to identity its something that they can belong to where they have a community with guidance and reason to you who is in. Football gave meaning to ben his here is life. Thats what his youth coach Frank Friedrich says he regrets that his former apprentice is now better known for his actions off the pitch. And its an image problem. And isnt the only player there are many players who as public figures dont present themselves in the right light in the way they should or could not but there are many factors to take into account. Agents parents and most importantly friends. I would suggest questioning these elements. But i think. The fans are well aware that sport cannot afford to lose against. Girls young doesnt lose and is relegated. To do well. And has been hit syria will go back to berlin as a free agent. Back in the german capital a month later and its hero has closed up shop and gas and hopes to return to the bone does league. There remains linking him with hamburg meanwhile bennetts heroics on his fitness with a personal trainer. For him and this is a fighter hes got a big heart and he wants me part of a top club once again thats why he trained so hard and then you fell for. Control. Benatar is still involved with. Even if it could ruin his chances of coming back to the bundesliga. Which will dominate the movie screen well you may want to set an example everyone talks about being tolerant about respect and freedom of speech and i think everyone has the right to do things their way as long as theyre not hurting anyone else or theyre not involved in criminal activity then its all good. Then its here is not against intelligence agencies monitoring and as long as the organization is not banned he does not want to distance himself from it. This comes during a time in which German Society and his government have to discuss where to draw the line between conservative islam and extremism. In december nineteenth twenty sixteen theres been an attack at a Christmas Market according to police a truck has plowed through the crowd. The Islamic State terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Bennett here wants to distance himself from violence in islam. Which is kind of just what i have never seen that in my religion ive been close to my faith for many years and ive never heard a preacher tell me that i should go and stab people. Got it you know if you dont know. All this people that i have left to join isis. Theyre usually young people they had no direction in life. They are people that have been filled with hate. And of course that has made them easier to manipulate the tradition before the first no you have to show also want to put him. According to german intelligence around twenty four thousand feet. Four hundred islamists who are against Free Democratic and fundamental although live in germany. Terra does not identify himself as one of them. So what now. Negotiations with hamburg fall through season starts and ben has here and has no club. From the solution by saying that it will be a bit complicated for me here in germany but im open to everything. Of course i want to play in a league where im happy in a country where i feel comfortable in the moment. And expenditure is off to a new start in a country where his parents come from. They help life a club esperance. They dont give up. His goal is to play at the world cup in russia and get himself back onside. The for. The dice news about your friends around the board games are experiencing a revival of. 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