Following raids on 53 Islamic organizations, accused of propagating “extremism” and supporting Iran’s terror proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon, Germany has banned the Islamic Centre of Hamburg (IZH), and shut down the iconic Imam Ali Mosque, known locally as the Blue Mosque, which is one of Germany’s oldest mosques, as well as 5 other Iran-affiliated mosques, with more likely to come.
EuroNews Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said evidence gathered in the investigation “confirmed the serious suspicions to such a degree that we ordered the ban today”.
The IZH “promotes an Islamist-extremist, totalitarian ideology in Germany,” while it and its suborganisations “also support the terrorists of Hezbollah and spread aggressive anti-Semitic hate crimes,” Faeser said in a statement. Affiliated institutions in the federal states of Bremen, Bavaria, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Hesse, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia and Berlin are also being investigated.
Her ministry said that “as the direct representative of Iran’s ‘Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution,’ the IZH disseminates the ideology of the Islamic Revolution in an aggressive and militant way and seeks to bring about such a revolution in the Federal Republic of Germany.”
The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday summoned the German ambassador over the ban, according to Iranian state news agency IRNA. On the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, the ministry called the ban “an example of Islamophobia” and a violation of freedom of expression.
The German Interior Ministry said that, while the group tries to present itself as a tolerant and purely religious organization without political ties or a political agenda, “investigations have confirmed without a doubt that the IZH’s activities are not simply religious in nature.” It said the group’s purpose and activities are opposed to Germany’s constitutional order.
The IZH has long been under observation by Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, which said in its annual report for 2023 that it is Iran’s most important representative in Germany besides the country’s embassy. There have been calls for it to be banned for years. The IZH’s assets are also being confiscated. There are an estimated 150 to 200 Shiite congregations in Germany, according to the ministry, which stressed that it wasn’t acting against a religion.
The top regional security official in Hamburg, Andy Grote, declared that the group is now “history”. He said that “the closure of this outpost of the inhuman Iranian regime is a really effective hit against Islamic extremism”.
In April 2024, Islamic extremists marched in Hamburg, in support of an Islamic Caliphate which they claimed will stop German dictatorship.
Hartmut says
Way too little way too late!
The Muzzrats just resort to one of the countless other facilities spreading the same agenda.
Daniel Erbstoesser says
You all need to pay very good attention here then the mosque will not be shut down, it will be reopened under new name. The inlandminister faeser is doing nothing more than to show the german people that she is not blind on that eye. She forbitts the critical media and she with the foreighn minister baerbock are flying the mudslime in and the family gathering is going well and that is how germany gets over a half a million mudslimes every year and that is not counting the border walkers, they make about 4 to 5 thousand each and every day since 2013. So you all can see here that this and more is nothing more than blindwork and nothing will happen that could help us and our nations then these two here are socialists and they hate us and our nations no matter that its our nations that let them live like kings. What imbecils we all are to vote this trash into high office. Dont forget that you can hide germany in texas and a million is alot for this little nation but we have space says the socialist.
A W says
Bulldoze it. Otherwise they’ll be back in business.
buddyboy237 says
Islamic text wherever found are the weapon and motive of Islam.
One Mosque on any western soil dominates that land.
Islamic teachings in western nations are the Islamic House of War.
This leads directly to the House of Islam.
Do not surrender to Islam and please refrain from the mention of Muslim and say the name Muhammad.
Allah/Muhammad/Sharia hate all not of Islam. ” The future belongs to those that speak the truth of Muhammad.” the warlord of perpetual hate and violence vs all not of Islam.
Mary C says
Will it be enough to save Germany?…
BareNakedIslam says
Not likely.
Daniel Erbstoesser says
No and i am a german living in germany. i see daily what has and is becomming out of my country and all of europe. Germany has over 16 million of them in it now and daily more are comming either walking over our border or the politics fly them in like the half of afgahnistan and syria but dont forget the pakistanis and the half of africa or the poor of the world then all are welcome in germany and all can have the germans money home and daughter. The politics here cant change it and the left green side made sure of that by bringing the migrationpackts to us. The politics have given them all rights and taken ours then all can come but we cant say no stop enough and we cant say we wont pay the bill then only nazis say so things. No all of europe will go down this dark hall of violence and death and there is no side door this time and the rebuilding wont happen then we lose our nations and home. Who will take the german in and give him all inclusiv? like he has to give all others…answer nobody. Quo Vadis Europa
Taffy says
An ounce of prevention by not letting the Muslims into the country would’ve solved the Muslim problem before it started.
Mary C says
Amen to that.