Islamic Centre Hamburg banned by Germany for pursuing radical islam

The Islamic Centre Hamburg (IZH) and its affiliated groups were banned by the German authorities on Wednesday. The reason given for the prohibition was their purported support of Iranian leadership ideology and Hezbollah, a violent group in Lebanon. Police carried out raids on 53 properties around the country prior to taking this action.

Direct representative of Iran’s ‘Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution’

Nancy Faeser, Germany’s Interior Minister, has expressed significant concerns about the Islamic Centre Hamburg (IZH), accusing it of spreading an Islamist-extremist, totalitarian worldview and supporting Hezbollah.

Germany’s Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has raised serious concerns about the Islamic Centre Hamburg (IZH), accusing it of promoting an Islamist-extremist, totalitarian ideology and supporting Hezbollah. The IZH is characterized as a “direct representative of Iran’s ‘Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution'” and aims to spark a similar revolution in Germany. Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has been monitoring the IZH due to its connections to Hezbollah, a “terrorist organization” banned from operating in the country since 2020.

Four mosques in Germany will be shut down, and the IZH’s assets will be seized

Germany’s government has banned an influential Islamic centre, accusing it of fostering strong anti-Semitism, amid rising Islamism in the country, which has worsened since Israel’s Gaza conflict. Germany has been tackling this problem head-on.Founded in 1953 by Iranian Immigrants,this centre has been a concern for the authorities for a long time.

Following the ban, four mosques in Germany will be shut down, and the IZH’s assets will be seized.

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