Germany Outlaws Muslim Interaktiv Over Anti-constitutional Activities

Germany has banned the Muslim Interaktiv group over accusations of promoting anti-constitutional activities and calling for the establishment of a caliphate. Police raided seven buildings in Hamburg as the Interior Ministry announced the group’s dissolution.

Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said the government would not allow extremist groups to “undermine our free society with hatred.” The group drew national attention in 2024 after a rally in Hamburg where demonstrators carried signs that read, “The Caliphate is the Solution,” sparking public outrage.

Authorities accused the organisation of rejecting women’s rights, spreading hatred against Israel, and attempting to radicalize young Muslims online. Hamburg’s Interior Minister, Andy Grote, welcomed the decision, describing it as the elimination of a “dangerous and very active Islamist group.”

Police also conducted searches in Berlin and the western state of Hesse as part of related investigations into two other organisations, “Generation Islam” and “Realitaet Islam.”

Founded in 2020, Muslim Interaktiv was active mainly on social media and often claimed that Germany’s political system discriminated against Muslims. The ban comes as part of Germany’s continued crackdown on groups considered threats to its democratic order.

“We will not allow organisations such as ‘Muslim Interaktiv’ to undermine our free society with their hatred,” Dobrindt said. Grote added that the action had successfully removed a “dangerous” extremist network.