BERLIN,
May 18 (IslamOnline.net) - Only one percent of Germany’s Muslim
population, 3.5 million people, are members of organizations that pose
serious threats to the country’s national security, a German
intelligence report revealed.
The
report, which was drawn up by internal intelligence services (BVS),
was published by the German press Tuesday, May 18.
It
put at 24 the number of active Islamic organizations operating in
Germany with a total membership of 30,950 people in 2003, with a
decrease of 350 members compared to 2002.
The
slight cutback does not mean that the threats posed by these
organizations to the country’s national security have dropped off,
said the report.
It
indicated that 27,300 people are members of Turkish organizations
while the others belong to different Arab and Islamic bodies.
The
Turks make up the largest single minority group in Germany, comprising
some 2% of the 82 million population.
The
report went on at great length about the Turkish Milli Guruc,
regarding it as the biggest Islamic organization in the country with
26,500 registered members.
It
also has 15 offshoots nationwide.
The
report accused the organization of adopting a double-face approach
with one evoking tolerance and openness, and the other calling for
undermining the integration of the Turkish community in society.
German
Interior Minister Otto Schily on Monday, May 17, described the Turkish
group as "dangerous".
He
said the German police have placed the group’s agenda and blueprint
under close scrutiny.
Muslim
Brotherhood
The
intelligence document further elaborated on the Muslim Brotherhood
group, which runs many mosques and Islamic centers in the country,
chiefly the Islamic center in Munich.
It
said the group, which operates in Germany under the name of the
Islamic Assembly, is keen on relinquishing major responsibilities for
young generations born in Germany.
The
report also touched on the activities of other Arab and Islamic
organizations, like Tunisia’s Al-Nahda Movement, Algeria’s
National Salvation Front, Lebanon’s Hizbullah and the Palestinian
Hamas movement.
