Berlin: On Saturday, April 27, over 1,100 demonstrators in the St. Georg neighborhood of Hamburg staged a demonstration in support of Islamism, calling for the creation of a Caliphate in Germany. It was discovered by German police that Raheem Boateng, a member of the radical organization Muslim Interaktiv, was responsible for organizing the event. Videos from the protest were posted on social media by the extremist Islamist group.
The Islamist mob is seen protesting on the crowded Steindamm Street in the city center in the widely shared images and videos. Protesters carried banners and posters that read, among other things, "Palestine has won the information war," "Kalifat ist die Lösung," and "Germany = dictatorship of values." According to German media, the audience chanted "Allahu Akbar" throughout the performance.
The speakers at the gathering advocated for the creation of an Islamic caliphate in Germany, according to sources in the German media. A speaker in a widely shared video said that although the caliphate is "demonized" and "hatred" in Germany, it is a "system that provides security." The assembly erupted in "Allahu Akbar" chanting.
"Don't obey the liars" was the rally's slogan, according to the protestors. The purpose of the event, according to its organizers, was to demonstrate against the German government's alleged anti-Muslim policies and media disinformation operations during the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Alleging that the German media outlets "Bild", "WELT", "Spiegel", "Focus", and "Tagesschau" were deaf, dumb, and blind, the demonstrators brandished placards criticizing them. A "demonstration against media incitement to Islam" was earlier called for on Instagram by a spokesperson of Muslim Interaktiv.
Joe Adade Boateng, 25, also known as Raheem Boateng, was named as the rally's organizer, according to sources. German national Boateng became an imam on his own in 2015 after converting to Islam. He disseminates what TikTok and other social media platforms have called "Islamist propaganda."
In addition, Boateng belongs to Muslim Interaktiv, which the Domestic Security Service (BfV) has classified as a "established extremist group." Because of this classification, security personnel are able to use all available intelligence techniques to take action against group members.
Muslim Interaktiv is an Islamist faction that split out from Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT) with the goal of establishing a Sharia-based caliphate. Since 2003, the organization's operations have been prohibited.
By addressing topics like perceived prejudice, Boateng and Muslim Interaktiv primarily target and radicalize young Muslims in Germany. They suggest that the choice is between adhering to the Koran or Basic Law, or choosing to be a German or Muslim.
The Muslim Interaktiv organization has previously planned an Islamist demonstration in Germany. The gathering assembled in Hamburg in March 2023, waving the banner "The future belongs to the Koran" and yelling "Allahu Akbar".
Shortly after Hamas terrorists struck Israel in October 2023, the group staged a protest while flying Islamist banners that bore similarities to those of the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Officers were hurt in the confrontations with the police that followed the march.
German lawmakers are alarmed by the Islamist demonstrations and proposals for the creation of a caliphate in Germany. It was deemed "unbearable" by Kazim Abaci, the Social Democratic faction's spokesman for immigration policy in the Hamburg parliament, that Islamists were permitted to march freely through the streets. The interior minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, a neighboring German state, Herbert Reul, has advocated "for a long time" for the prohibition of Muslim Interaktiv.
