bbc noted in 2019 that he focussed on helping ex-muslims flee from saudi arabia and the gulf region, with a particular focus on women. in an interview with faz during the same year, taleb proclaimed that he was the most aggressive critic of islam in history, claiming that he was ostracized from the muslim community in germany over his atheism. in the article he also detailed his move to become a pro-asylum seeker activist in germany. an editors note attached to the article following him being identified as the suspected magdeburg attacker, faz wrote: this interview with taleb al a. was published in june 2019. entries of the alleged assassin in the social media indicate that he has also been increasingly quarreling with germany and its migration policy over the five and a half years since then. there are also signs of persecution delusions. nothing of this was felt in 2019. here is the unchanged wording of the conversation.   since then, taleb a became increasingly critical of the german government and its migration agenda, accusing berlin of promoting the islamization of europe. taleb a. said in the interview that he was not a right-winger and described himself as a leftist, der spiegel reports. the german news magazine also reports that berlin security agencies received three warnings from saudi arabia about the suspect. they were also warned following a 2023 post vowing revenge against germany for supposed persecution of saudi arabian refugees and that the country would pay a price. however, officials allegedly dismissed the statements and reportedly did not consider him to be a threat as a potential extremist. in another post in 2024 reported by welt, he is claimed to have said: i assure you: if germany wants war, we will have it. if germany wants to kill us, we will slaughter them, die or proudly go to prison.
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