Die Welt, one of Germany’s best-known dailies, carried a report titled “Muslim Creationists – International Dailies Report That a Turk Called Adnan Oktar Has Initiated a Campaign against Darwin” on 27 May, 2008. The paper, which has some 700,000 readers, went on to say:
In his report to the European Council, Peter C. Kjärgaard wrote, "Darwin"s theory of evolution is not only under fire in America, but also in Europe.” The difference now, compared to the past...is that Muslims creationists are now to the fore... The main figure here is the Muslim-Turkish creationist Adnan Oktar… under the pen name Harun Yahya. Darwinists are very well acquainted with Adnan Oktar... From 2006 on, Harun Yahya"s expertly produced, glossy "Atlas of Creation" has been arriving at all schools and universities in Europe. The resources and self-confidence of Islamic creationism are clearly on the rise in Spain, France, Switzerland and Denmark. What is more, this is just the first volume of a total of seven...