More than 1,000 Muslims rallied in the German city of Hamburg on Saturday to protest freedom of the press and the country’s liberal values and call for the establishment of an Islamic caliphate.
About 1,100 people gathered in the St. Georg district of central Hamburg (a progressive district of Germany’s second-largest city, often perceived as a gay district), and a group of 1,100 people gathered in the St. Georg district of central Hamburg (a progressive district of Germany’s second-largest city, often perceived as a gay district), to promote radical Islamism and to promote all Muslims in Germany. They demonstrated against the media’s attempts to portray them as such. .
However, the reported rhetoric from this event was indicative of the group’s own radical positions, such as chanting Allahu Akbar (God is greater, or our God is greater than your God) . Meanwhile, one sign at the rally declared, “The Caliphate is the solution,” and another read, “Germany = Dictatorship of Values.” (NTV) report.
The rally was also attended by members of the Muslim Interactive Group, a successor group to Hizb Tahrir, an international Islamic fundamentalist party that seeks to establish a caliphate, which was officially banned in Germany in 2003 for extremism.
Muslim Interactive, founded in 2020, organized a demonstration in St. Georg in October in response to Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel, despite the city banning anti-Israel demonstrations at the time. The group is also active outside Germany, and in February 2023 organized a protest against the burning of the Koran in Sweden.
Hamburg am Sammstanahamittag: Islamic demostrieten of the Khalifat. He Aufgerufen hatte die Gruppierung Musical Interaktiv, die vom Verfassungsschutz beobachtet wird.
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Earlier this month, Hamburg’s interior minister, Andy Grote, named Muslim Interactive as part of a new generation of Islamic extremists who are using social media to spread their message to Germany’s youth.
of report Despite clearly violating some of the principles of Islam, influencers are not only using sports cars and luxury brands, but also using “very He noted that he often uses top-of-the-line video editing for a “professional look.” .
Senator Grote said local authorities had begun to crack down on the group since it tried to take over Hamburg in October, adding: “We have responded with consistent prosecutions, including raids, and some social media channels have It was shut down on Hamburg’s initiative.” Security authorities. ”
However, young Muslims in Germany still appear to be susceptible to an Islamist worldview. A survey conducted this month of Muslim ninth-graders around the age of 15 found that nearly half (45.8%) believe that an Islamic theocracy is the best possible government, and more than two-thirds found that the Quran’s rules were more important. German law.
Germany: Almost half of young Muslims want an Islamic theocracy, third say they ‘understand’ violent retaliation for insulting Muhammadhttps://t.co/jAvOaXGPVK
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