The events following the Hamas terror on October 7, 2023 and the subsequent war have exposed the ideological structures of various Islamist groups. The lines between legitimate political involvement in Palestine and the spread of Islamic ideas are often blurred, as demonstrations on our streets have shown. The Extremism Documentation Center now warns not to look the other way.
Muslims are specifically addressed on social media and social alternatives are promoted far beyond their own national borders.
“Abuse religion because of their ideology”
“Last week’s events, with sympathy rallies for Hamas in Europe, have shown the need for a concrete confrontation with Islamist actors. They abuse religion for their ideology, and that is why we cannot turn a blind eye here, but rather conduct a critical examination, explains Lisa Fellhofer, director of the Austrian Fund for the Documentation of Religiously Motivated Political Extremism, on the occasion of the presentation of the Annual report 2022.
Among other things, Islamic organizations in Austria are analyzed, such as the Islamic Federation of Vienna (IFW) with the Islamist theologian Muhammed Emin Yildirim, who last year heroized Hamas founder Ahmad Yasin and called the ‘Children of Israel’ a ‘cursed tribe’ . ” and ” “Virus of humanity”. A statement from the Islamic Community of Milli Görüs and the Islamic Federation criticized the basic report for showing a negative image of the federations.
Clubs often with a connection with Turkey
Many Muslim associations have a Turkish connection, such as the Austrian association ATIB, which is close to the Diyanet (Bureau for Religious Affairs in Turkey).
A blatant example: Diyanet preacher Halil Konakçı, who has over 600,000 followers on YouTube, repeatedly makes anti-Semitic comments: “These are prophet killers, they have killed hundreds of prophets, are you surprised that they are killing children? They killed hundreds of prophets, hundreds.”
Caliphate and no New Year celebration
The report also shows the parallels in Islamic and right-wing extremist thinking. Just one day after the terrorist attack by Hamas, influence groups close to the Hizb ut-Tahir group (which sees Israel as an occupying force), such as ‘Generation Islam’, had downplayed the crimes and repeatedly spread anti-Israel slogans on their social media. media channels. They support, among other things, a caliphate.
Reality Islam, another group, discourages Muslims from celebrating New Year because it is a non-Islamic festival. You should not adopt the festivals and customs of other cultures and religions so as not to succumb to false integration or even assimilation of the European way of life, says a video message for German-speaking Muslims.
Source: Krone
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