Germany’s Leftist Government Spurns Tools to Tackle Islamist Threats
Germany’s parliament has rejected two legislative proposals aimed at clamping down on political Islam in Germany. Lawmakers representing Germany’s coalition government said that measures to curb Islamism would unfairly single out Muslims.
Germany’s Leftist Government Spurns Tools to Tackle Islamist Threats
Soeren Kern | Focus on Western Islamism | March 31, 2023
Germany’s parliament has rejected two legislative proposals aimed at clamping down on political Islam in Germany. The sponsors of the proposed bills argued that Islamism is subversive and must be opposed because it poses a growing threat to liberal democracy and social cohesion. Lawmakers representing Germany’s left-wing coalition government countered that measures to curb Islamism would unfairly single out Muslims.
The legislative setback comes just six months after Germany’s government dissolved a high-profile expert working group on political Islam — opting instead to fight “Islamophobia.”
A number of German analysts (who preferred to remain anonymous) told FWI that the government’s refusal to confront Islamism stems from its obsession with woke ideology (which posits that Muslims are an oppressed group and need protection). They asserted that this stance and the policies that result from it represent a security threat not just for Germany but also for the rest of Europe.
