Europe
22 December 2014
Last updated at 23:13 ET
Weekly rallies by a group called Patriotic Europeans against the Islamisation of the West, or Pegida, began in October.
Several counter-demonstrations were being held on Monday.
Chancellor Angela Merkel and other senior politicians have spoken out against the Pegida rallies.
Monday evening's Pegida rally in Dresden was the largest to date
Demonstrators gathered in front of the Semper Opera House to rally against "Islamisation"
Organisers say they are against extremism, but the rallies have drawn support from far-right groups
There were counter-demonstrations in Dresden, Munich and Kessel
The Bavarian State Opera House hung banners in support of "humanity, respect and diversity"
by Natalie de Vallieres and Biodun Iginla, BBC News Online
Demonstrators sang carols and listened to speeches about immigrants, as Laura Westbrook reports
A
record 17,500 people have turned out for the latest "anti-Islamisation"
rally in the German city of Dresden, according to police estimates.
Demonstrators sang Christmas carols and listened to speeches about immigrants and asylum seekers.Weekly rallies by a group called Patriotic Europeans against the Islamisation of the West, or Pegida, began in October.
Several counter-demonstrations were being held on Monday.
Chancellor Angela Merkel and other senior politicians have spoken out against the Pegida rallies.
Monday evening's Pegida rally in Dresden was the largest to date
Demonstrators gathered in front of the Semper Opera House to rally against "Islamisation"
Organisers say they are against extremism, but the rallies have drawn support from far-right groups
There were counter-demonstrations in Dresden, Munich and Kessel
The Bavarian State Opera House hung banners in support of "humanity, respect and diversity"
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