(Ynet) At just 26 years old, Raheem Boateng is already the intellectual leader of a radical Muslim group in Hamburg that greatly concerns the German security authorities. Since the beginning of the Gaza war, Boateng and his group’s influence have been steadily increasing. They have hundreds of active followers who attend conferences and lectures, supporting the idea of establishing an Islamic caliphate in Germany.
Officials who are monitoring the group refer to its followers as “pop-Islamists,” indicating they are seemingly ordinary Germans navigating their way confidently through social media landscapes, dressing in modern Western style, are familiar with every word in the hip-hop scene, and drive sports cars.
