Hamburg Islamic Center closed by order of German Interior Ministry

The German Interior Ministry announced this morning the closure of the Hamburg Islamic Center and its affiliated organizations.

Given that reports have been published in the past regarding the Hamburg Islamic Center's ties to the Islamic Republic and calls for the centers to be closed, this morning, Wednesday, July 24, 54 locations related to the Hamburg Islamic Center were inspected in eight regions of Germany.

According to the German Interior Ministry, these centers pursued extremist, radical goals and extremist Islamic propaganda. German Interior Minister Nancy Pfizer also said: "Today we closed the Hamburg Islamic Center, which promoted extremist Islam and totalitarian ideology. This ban does not mean a ban on the "peaceful" teachings of the Shiite religion."

According to Reuters, a search of locations related to the Hamburg Islamic Center in November paved the way for the ban on the Hamburg Islamic Center.

It should be noted that the website of the Islamic Center of Hamburg is also currently not available to the public.