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Germany bans ‘Muslim Interactive’ amid dawn raids in Hamburg, Berlin, and Hesse
euroweeklynews ـ Germany’s Interior Ministry has banned the Muslim Interactive association, ordering its dissolution and the confiscation of assets, with coordinated police searches in Hamburg, Berlin, and Hesse on November 5, 2025. The ministry accuses the group of pursuing anti-constitutional aims, including calls for a caliphate. “We will respond with the full force of the law to anyone who aggressively calls for a caliphate on our streets, incites hatred against the State of Israel and Jews in an intolerable manner, and despises the rights of women and minorities,” said Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt in a statement cited by Reuters.
Officials confirmed that seven properties were searched in Hamburg and 12 more in Berlin and the state of Hesse, as part of preliminary investigations into two additional Islamist associations – Generation Islam and Realitنt (Realitaet) Islam. Under the ban, Muslim Interactive, founded in 2020, will be disbanded and its assets confiscated
Muslim Interactive background
The Germany-based Islamist group, Muslim Interactive, started around 2020 and was mainly active in Hamburg. The group became known for calling for a “caliphate” – meaning a single Islamic state ruled by religious law and led by a caliph, or spiritual leader – instead of Germany’s democratic system. The organisation came under public scrutiny after a 2024 demonstration in Hamburg that drew about 1,000 attendees, where participants called for a caliphate in Germany. Authorities say Muslim Interactive combined street mobilisation with a strong social media presence, particularly on short-video platforms.
Dobrindt described the measure as a necessary defence of Germany’s constitutional order and public safety, stressing that the government would act decisively against extremist agitation targeting Jews, women and minorities. The minister, who recently hosted European counterparts at the Munich Migration Meeting to coordinate tougher EU asylum and security policies, said the ban underscores his ministry’s wider mission to safeguard democratic order across Europe.
For those living in Germany, the decision highlights a tightening of security enforcement against groups seen as undermining democratic principles. It may bring increased police presence at rallies and stricter oversight of online mobilisation. Authorities emphasise that such measures do not target Islam as a religion, but anti-constitutional behaviour.
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