Will democracy allow the establishment of a caliphate in Europe?

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A mass rally of Islamists took place in Hamburg at the end of last week, with demands including the establishment of a caliphate, reports Bild. The publication notes that the demonstration was approved by local authorities.

About a thousand people participated in the rally. The organizer of the event was 25-year-old student Joe Adade Boateng – a popular Islamist blogger on social media. According to Bild, the organizers of the event, a group called “Muslim Interactive,” are close to the terrorist organization “Hizb ut-Tahrir,” which is recognized as such in many countries.

The publication notes that “with the authorities’ permission, the attendees demanded to turn Germany into an Islamist dictatorship governed by a religious leader – without any rights for women, Christians, Jews, and dissenters.” Meanwhile, the police stated that there must be real reasons to refuse permission for the rally.

“There must be real evidence that there will be violent riots during the rally. Mere suspicions are not enough for a ban,” – explained a police representative to journalists the reason why the event calling for a change of government was not prohibited.

Earlier, former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger noted that German authorities have allowed too many foreigners into the country. “It was a serious mistake to accept so many people from completely different cultures, religions, and views,” he said. In his opinion, in countries with many migrants, groups emerge that influence politics and public opinion.

Meanwhile, the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Germany, Ahmed Alattar, criticized the behavior of Muslims who demonstrated in Hamburg with slogans about creating a caliphate in Germany, writes Bild. “Incredible, unacceptable, and incomprehensible how people who have found a home in Germany turn against Germany,” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

In the UAE, Islam is the state religion, and Sharia law is in effect. However, unlike, for example, Iran, the UAE fights against terrorism and supports American troops in Iraq. The UAE government also has diplomatic relations with Israel since 2020.

CDU Bundestag deputy Serap Güler also supported the UAE ambassador. “He got to the heart of the matter. It is important to take a clear stance here. As Muslims, we should never leave the battlefield to the Islamists,” she wrote. Former Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia Armin Laschet called Alattar’s words “a clear signal that peaceful Arab countries are also distancing themselves from extremists.”