The Brotherhood’s soft face in Germany: What is the “CLAIM” alliance?
The “CLAIM” alliance, linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, surged to the forefront after revealing its funding channels and party efforts to trace its activities in Germany.
Last month, Alternative for Germany (AfD), the second-largest parliamentary bloc in the Bundestag, submitted an urgent inquiry to the government regarding state funding granted to several projects run by Brotherhood-affiliated entities.
In the introduction to the inquiry, the AfD parliamentary bloc stated: “For years, the federal government has been supporting organizations working to promote democracy, integration, and combat discrimination. Among these organizations are the Alliance Against Hostility Toward Islam and Muslims (CLAIM), the Network of New German Organizations, regional partners such as Teilseiend e. V., and the Islamic Academy in Heidelberg.”
This inquiry opens a sensitive file in Germany: the funding of organizations operating in a gray zone — not directly tied to the Brotherhood, yet working within its network and implementing its strategy — such as CLAIM, which receives public funds under democracy and integration programs.
1.5 million euros
According to a government memo sent to Parliament on October 30, the Federal Interior Ministry provided CLAIM with 60,000 euros for fiscal year 2024 and 373,000 euros for fiscal year 2025.
Meanwhile, the federal commissioner for migration, refugees and integration — who is also the federal commissioner for combating racism — supported a CLAIM project with 54,770.22 euros in 2022, 281,610.90 euros in 2023, 202,283 euros in 2024, and 230,254 euros in 2025.
The website of the “Live Democracy” program, run by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, also states that CLAIM received 625,000 euros in funding in 2025.
CLAIM received a total of 1.5 million euros in 2025 from the federal government and the Berlin municipality.
These funds — along with the AfD’s attempts to track the alliance — reopened the CLAIM file and raised questions about the true nature of this organization.
What is the CLAIM alliance?
On its website, CLAIM describes itself as follows: “We work to raise awareness, build networks, support civil society and public administration across the country, and document incidents of hostility toward Islam and Muslims, as well as racism against Muslims, nationwide.”
The same website notes that CLAIM’s governing body meets twice a year and “possesses extensive experience in the fields of Islamophobia, anti-Muslim racism, and hatred toward Muslims.”
Relationship with the Brotherhood
However, this soft face, hidden behind appealing slogans, conceals a network loyal to the Brotherhood — revealed through its links and structures.
The Brotherhood runs CLAIM from behind the scenes, using a “soft” façade to achieve its goals and spread its radical ideas in Germany.
The alliance emerged after a civil society group known as “Insan” — strongly connected to the Brotherhood, which is designated as terrorist in several contexts — played a major role in its formation.
Mohamed Hajjaj, managing director of Insan, is also deputy chairman of the Tayba Cultural Center, which reports from the Office for the Protection of the Constitution classify as part of the Brotherhood’s network in Germany.
In addition to Hajjaj, another bridge connects Insan to CLAIM and strengthens ties with the Brotherhood’s network: a controversial figure viewed as the organization’s “soft face” in Germany — Nina Mohy.
Mohy, who holds a leading position on Insan’s board, plays an even more influential role within CLAIM as its coordinator and main decision-maker.
The Brotherhood uses CLAIM to attack its critics, demonize their positions, and pressure the German government to achieve its goals, invoking claims of discrimination and racist abuses.
The investigation into CLAIM’s links also led to three parliamentary inquiries submitted to the North Rhine-Westphalia state parliament between mid-July 2020 and mid-February 2021.
These inquiries sought to probe CLAIM’s relationship with the Brotherhood, how the alliance is managed, and to pressure the state government to provide clear answers.
In its response on February 18, 2021, the state government said that three member organizations within CLAIM had links to the Brotherhood, without naming them.
Besides Insan, the state was referring to the Muslim Youth Organization in Germany — identified as one of the Brotherhood-linked bodies active within CLAIM.
A previous study by Germany’s Federal Agency for Civic Education stated that this youth organization is part of the Brotherhood’s network and of FEMYSO, the umbrella group for Brotherhood-aligned youth organizations in Europe.
The third organization linked to the Brotherhood within CLAIM is the Islamic Center for Girls, Women and Family — commonly known as “Rahma”.
