Islamic Center of Hamburg – Eye on Islamism

Europe turning blind eye to Hamas and Hezbollah networks in its territory, experts say Analysts say terror groups operate largely unchecked, running charities, lobbying public opinion and recruiting supporters — and the legal means to stop them are scant

April 12, 2024 Gianluca Pacchiani

(Times of Israel) A stash of weapons was found hidden under a pine tree in southern Bulgaria last week. The arms were linked to four suspected Hamas members arrested in Germany and the Netherlands in December on suspicion of preparing an attack […]

A new terror threat is emerging in Europe linked to Iran, Gaza war Security services are on edge as the Israel-Hamas conflict galvanizes new actors

March 12, 2024 Bojan Pancevski and Bertrand Benoit

(Wall Street Journal) Authorities in Europe say they have foiled several terror plots, some involving suspects posing as refugees, raising alarm about a growing array of threats from extremists. In one previously unreported investigation last December, police in Austria and Bosnia arrested […]

German MP: Taxpayers should fund German mosques to prevent radicalisation Critics agree that foreign funding should be banned, but say German Muslims should fund their own mosques.

January 9, 2024 Zoltán Kottász

(European Conservative) A top Christian Democrat politician wants to amend the constitution if necessary, so that German taxes can be used to pay for mosques. Jens Spahn — a former minister and deputy leader of the opposition center-right CDU/CSU’s parliamentary group — […]

Belgian police boost security for Iranian-born lawmaker after death threats

December 1, 2023 Unlisted Author

(Iran International) The Belgian police are beefing up security measures to protect Darya Safai, an Iranian-born member of parliament, following death threats she received on social media. In an interview with Iran International, Safai said that the death threats against her have […]

German police raid suspected Hamas and Samidoun properties Berlin had banned activities related to Hamas — a designated terrorist group — and the international pro-Palestinian network Samidoun at the beginning of November.

November 23, 2023 Unlisted Author

(Deutsche Welle) The German Interior Ministry on Thursday said police had conducted raids on properties in four federal states connected to suspected Hamas and Samidoun members. Germany, along with the US, the EU and others, has designated Hamas a terrorist organization. Samidoun […]

German authorities raid properties linked to group suspected of promoting Iranian ideology

November 16, 2023 Unlisted Author

(AP) German police raided 54 locations across the country on Thursday in an investigation of a Hamburg-based organization suspected of promoting the Iranian leadership’s ideology and possibly supporting activities of Hezbollah in Germany, the government said. The Interior Ministry said the Islamic […]

Green Party leader demands action against Islamic Center in Hamburg

September 7, 2023 Unlisted Author

(Iran International) Omid Nouripour, the leader of Germany’s Green Party, has called for the closure of the Islamic Center in Hamburg, which he described as a “spy nest.” In an exclusive interview with Iran International, Nouripour voiced concerns about the alleged activities […]

Iranians push for regime-linked center in Frankfurt to be banned

August 15, 2023 Benjamin Weinthal

(Iran International) German Iranians are demanding the state government of Hesse shut down the pro-Iran regime Center for Islamic Culture in Frankfurt that honored Qasem Soleimani. A Frankfurt Social Democrat Party politician Turgut Yüksel has shared information about the strong ties between […]

German court categorizes Islamic center as ‘extremist Islamic organization’

July 1, 2023 Unlisted Author

(VOA) Germany’s Federal Administrative Court has upheld a determination that activities conducted by the Islamic Center in the city of Hamburg, known as the Blue Mosque, are those of an “extremist Islamic organization.” Acting on an objection and complaint lodged by the […]

Iranian regime’s influence outlets in Europe come under pressure

May 10, 2023 Maryam Sinaee

(Iran International) A Muslim group in Germany, Secular Islam Association, has urged authorities to immediately ban Iran’s Islamic Center of Hamburg and shut down its Imam Ali Mosque. In a letter to Germany’s Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser last week seen by […]

Germany expels Iranian cleric over support for Shiite extremists

June 19, 2022 Unlisted Author

(Iran International) Germany has expelled an Iranian cleric who was the deputy head of the Islamic Center in Hamburg (IZH) from the country for his support for Shiite extremist and terrorist organizations. According to a report by German newspaper Hamburger Morgenpost on […]

Iran’s ‘long terrorist arm’ in Germany ousted from Islamic group board The Hamburg Shura Council is an association of Muslim organizations.

January 7, 2022 Benjamin Weinthal

(Jerusalem Post) A controversial Islamic organization has removed Iran’s Hamburg Center from its Shura executive board after German intelligence sources revealed that the Iranian entity in the city-state supports the late Qasem Soleimani, who was a designated terrorist according to US and […]

Kurds file criminal complaint against Iran mosque in Germany for terrorism The popular German news and commentary website Tichys Einblick first published the complaint, which was filed with the local prosecutor’s office.

January 16, 2020 Benjamin Weinthal

(Jerusalem Post) Ali Ertan Toprak, the chairman of the Kurdish community in Germany, on Tuesday lodged a formal criminal complaint against the Iranian regime-controlled Islamic Center of Hamburg, the owner of the Imam Ali Mosque, for its support of terrorism. According to […]

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