Germany continues pursuit of the Muslim Brotherhood… Details
Germany continues to pursue the Muslim Brotherhood organization, listed as a terrorist group in many countries. The German parliament is currently discussing a file on combating the “political Islam” movement, especially the Muslim Brotherhood.
The debate revolves around a draft resolution expected to be presented by the opposition Christian Democratic Union under the title “Effectively Combating Political Islam – Resisting Foreign Influence on German Muslims.” Among the expected measures in the resolution are: not issuing visas to individuals directly or indirectly subject to a foreign state who are supposed to work in a religious organization in Germany, according to the German news agency.
The anticipated project is expected to state that “migration from diverse cultural backgrounds leads to tensions and challenges that Germany has not experienced before, and its legal system often does not yet provide sufficient answers to them.”
It is also expected to confirm that “foreign countries increasingly use immigrants from their countries as a tool for influence” and that “there should be no tolerance for political Islam.”
Additionally, the project is expected to state that “foreign politicians should be prevented from conducting any election campaign or any other political activity in religious associations in Germany unless this activity is explicitly allowed by the competent authority in Germany.”
The project targets associations that preach Islamic positions, promote hate messages, glorify terrorism, or engage in anti-Semitism, and proposes temporarily closing them until the issues are addressed.
German authorities strongly oppose the Muslim Brotherhood, which first appeared in the 1950s under the leadership of Hassan al-Banna’s son-in-law, Sa’id Ramadan, and the leader of the Syrian Brotherhood at that time, Issam al-Attar, according to a study by the Federal Center for Political Education, a German government institution.
Last summer, a powerful faction in the Christian Democratic Party (the party of former Chancellor Angela Merkel) pushed to include the fight against political Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood in the new program of the party leading the Christian Union (composed of the Christian Democratic Union, the “largest and most influential” party, and the Christian Social Union, “active only in Bavaria”).
The new party program states: “Political Islam poses a widely unrecognized danger, and this problem is often underestimated in politics, science, and society.”
It adds: “Our basic democratic system must be protected from its enemies. This system represents our freedom and democracy and enhances our ability to live in an open society, which is why all forms of extremism must be fought.”
