German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has banned the group Muslim Interaktiv for seeking to abolish democracy and denying Israel's right to exist. Raids took place in several cities, including Hamburg. The group had demonstrated for a caliphate in 2024.
In spring 2024, demonstrations by the group Muslim Interaktiv in Hamburg sparked outrage. Over 2,000 black-clad men marched on the Steindamm with signs and T-shirts bearing slogans like 'The caliphate is the solution.' The rallies even moved then-Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD). However, evidence of anti-constitutional activities was lacking at the time, preventing state intervention.
On Wednesday, November 6, 2025, at 6 a.m., the Federal Interior Ministry issued a ban order. The group's channels on Instagram and YouTube vanished immediately. Dobrindt (CSU) justified the ban: The organization seeks to abolish democracy and the rule of law and denies Israel's right to exist. He stressed: 'We will not allow organizations like Muslim Interaktiv to erode our free society with their hate.'
Hamburg Interior Senator Andy Grote (SPD) praised the blow against 'TikTok-Islamism,' which incites young people against the state. On the same day, 375 police officers raided 19 addresses in Hamburg, Berlin-Neukölln, and Hesse. They seized data carriers and assets. The operation also targeted Realität Islam and Generation Islam, accused of recruiting youth for the Islamist scene.
Muslim Interaktiv was founded in March 2020. Its core consists of about 20 men, with 40 to 80 in the extended circle. On social media, they gained thousands of followers and millions of views, such as with a video of a sports car convoy through Hamburg. Outside mosques, they approached young Muslims to radicalize them. Schura chairman Fatih Yildiz said: 'We reject the anti-democratic positions of this group.'
The face of the group is Joe Adade Boateng, who calls himself Raheem and studied teaching in Hamburg. His Instagram clips portray Muslims as discriminated victims. Research points to links to the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT), outlawed in Germany since 2003.