Germany Dissolves Muslim Interaktiv After Raids, Citing Anti-Democratic Agenda

Germany has officially banned the Muslim Interaktiv group, accusing it of engaging in activities that violate the country’s constitution, including advocating for the creation of an Islamic caliphate.

The Federal Interior Ministry announced the ban on Wednesday, confirming that police conducted coordinated raids on seven locations in Hamburg, where the group was based.

Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt of the CDU/CSU said the government would not tolerate organizations that “seek to undermine our free society with hatred and attack our country from within.”

Muslim Interaktiv gained nationwide attention in April 2024 after organizing a rally in Hamburg attended by over 1,200 people. Demonstrators accused Germany of Islamophobia, while some participants held placards reading “The Caliphate is the Solution,” sparking widespread criticism and national debate.

Authorities allege that the group rejects women’s rights, promotes hostility toward Israel, and spreads divisive rhetoric online. The ministry confirmed that Muslim Interaktiv will be dissolved and its assets confiscated.

Hamburg’s Interior Minister Andy Grote, from the Social Democratic Party (SPD), praised the move, saying officials had dismantled “a dangerous and highly active Islamist network.”

Meanwhile, police also searched properties in Berlin and the western state of Hesse as part of investigations into two other organizations — “Generation Islam” and “Realitaet Islam.”

Germany has previously taken similar action against Muslim organizations accused of extremism, including the NGO Ansaar, which was banned in 2021 for allegedly financing Islamist terrorism under the guise of humanitarian work.