There is great outrage, politicians of all stripes are now again calling for “harsh consequences”: Since the Islamist rallies in Hamburg – most recently last weekend – it has become clear once again that Germany has a problem with radical Islam. But if, for example, a “caliphate” is publicly and unabashedly called for in the Hanseatic city, then this development is by no means surprising. Muslim agitators have been opening up a front against the liberal constitutional state for years – and the culture of looking the other way in many media and in large parts of politics may have strengthened their claim to power.
The resulting danger is exacerbated by the fact that Islamists are now relying on pop culture embellishments of their content, which are well received by many young people. In addition, including the main organizer of the Hamburg rallies, they consistently use distribution channels such as TikTok to gain interest and sympathy, especially among young people.
In the podcast with CiceroEditor-in-chief Alexander Marguier explains to Ali Ertan Toprak the background to the current Islamist demonstrations and describes the state’s blindness towards religious radicals. Toprak has been the federal chairman of the Kurdish community in Germany and honorary president of the Federal Association of Immigrant Associations in Germany for many years. The former Green is an attentive and knowledgeable observer of the Islamist scene in Germany; In the conversation, he talks about how he has been warning about the spread of Islamism in the Federal Republic for years, without attracting much interest from politicians.
Toprak considers the current political reactions to the rallies organized by a group called “Muslim Interaktiv” to be sheer hypocrisy.
The conversation was recorded on April 30, 2024.
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