https://mena-studies.org/tags/germany/Recent content in Germany on MENA Research CenterHugoen-GBFri, 24 Oct 2025 20:12:32 +0200https://mena-studies.org/polands-reckoning-with-migration-and-security/Fri, 24 Oct 2025 13:20:45 +0200https://mena-studies.org/polands-reckoning-with-migration-and-security/The problems of illegal migration and potential terrorist threats are relatively new phenomena in Poland. Until recently, Poland was a country of emigration. This was caused by the collapse of the Polish state at the end of the 18th century and the division…https://mena-studies.org/islamist-attacker-of-solingen-sentenced-to-life-imprisonment/Mon, 06 Oct 2025 11:29:05 +0200https://mena-studies.org/islamist-attacker-of-solingen-sentenced-to-life-imprisonment/The Higher Regional Court in Düsseldorf has sentenced the Solingen knife attacker to life imprisonment for three counts of murder, ten counts of attempted murder, and membership in the terrorist organization “Islamic State” (IS). The court also determined the…https://mena-studies.org/frankfurts-center-for-global-islam-closes-its-doors/Fri, 19 Sep 2025 16:32:33 +0200https://mena-studies.org/frankfurts-center-for-global-islam-closes-its-doors/No protests outside, no security guards, no headlines about alleged racism or Islamophobia: with a conference on Islamism, the Center for Global Islam at Frankfurt’s Goethe University has bid farewell – after years of public controversy and internal strife.https://mena-studies.org/how-europe-could-put-economic-pressure-on-tehran/Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/how-europe-could-put-economic-pressure-on-tehran/Germany, France, and Britain have long anticipated last-minute interference from Moscow in their talks with Iran. Now, that scenario appears to be unfolding: according to reports, Russia has submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council seeking an…https://mena-studies.org/new-research-on-radical-islamism-in-germany/Wed, 03 Sep 2025 10:23:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/new-research-on-radical-islamism-in-germany/For more than two decades, Germany has wrestled with the threat of Islamist terrorism. But how many attacks actually occurred, what answers did politics provide – and what price has society paid for the expansion of state security?https://mena-studies.org/in-the-grip-of-the-grey-wolves/Sun, 17 Aug 2025 09:29:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/in-the-grip-of-the-grey-wolves/When Turkish national footballer Merih Demiral flashed the “wolf salute” during the 2024 European Championship, it sparked heated debate. The hand sign is the emblem of the far-right “Grey Wolves.” For Green politician Cem Özdemir, it is not a marker of…https://mena-studies.org/ecj-sets-strict-limits-on-restrictive-asylum-policies/Mon, 11 Aug 2025 08:43:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/ecj-sets-strict-limits-on-restrictive-asylum-policies/Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has suffered a major setback for her flagship migration policy. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg has ruled that Italy cannot simply transfer asylum seekers to Albania and process their applications there…https://mena-studies.org/german-court-sends-a-signal-against-impunity/Sat, 05 Jul 2025 11:45:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/german-court-sends-a-signal-against-impunity/With his head bowed, Syrian doctor Alaa M. listened as the verdict was read out. After nearly three and a half years of proceedings, the Higher Regional Court in Frankfurt, Germany sentenced the 40-year-old orthopedic and trauma surgeon to life imprisonment…https://mena-studies.org/wave-of-islamist-inspired-knife-attacks-investigators-warn-of-copycat-effect-and-online-radicalization/Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:14:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/wave-of-islamist-inspired-knife-attacks-investigators-warn-of-copycat-effect-and-online-radicalization/In recent months, a series of suspected Islamist-motivated knife attacks have shaken several cities across Germany. The incidents raise pressing questions about possible connections between perpetrators, ideological motives – and even foreign interference.…https://mena-studies.org/islamism-in-europe-how-the-gaza-war-is-stress-testing-european-security/Mon, 09 Jun 2025 10:50:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/islamism-in-europe-how-the-gaza-war-is-stress-testing-european-security/With each new escalation in the Middle East, the threat landscape in Europe grows more volatile. The Gaza war is not only shaping diplomatic relations and domestic debates, but also serving as a strategic platform for Islamist networks across the continent.…https://mena-studies.org/the-eus-middle-east-dilemma/Tue, 03 Jun 2025 08:56:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/the-eus-middle-east-dilemma/A powerful message echoed through the streets of Brussels recently: over 20,000 people marched through the Belgian capital, demanding an end to the bloodshed in Gaza and calling on the European Union to take a tougher stance against Israel. Their demands were…https://mena-studies.org/return-to-syria/Thu, 15 May 2025 17:04:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/return-to-syria/How to deal with Syria and Syrian refugees after the fall of the Assad regime remains a complicated issue for the new German government. Although the number of asylum applications from Syrians has dropped significantly, they still top the asylum statistics…https://mena-studies.org/balkans-afghan-criminal-group-terrorizes-migrants/Wed, 07 May 2025 13:23:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/balkans-afghan-criminal-group-terrorizes-migrants/Along the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the EU and Schengen member state Croatia, an Afghan gang is reportedly operating with brutal violence against migrants and asylum seekers. The group, whose members hold residence permits from countries such…https://mena-studies.org/local-and-online-prevention-researchers-call-for-new-strategies-against-islamism-in-germany/Sat, 03 May 2025 12:37:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/local-and-online-prevention-researchers-call-for-new-strategies-against-islamism-in-germany/With unusually blunt words, German Education Minister Cem Özdemir (Greens) has warned against a complacent approach to Islamist extremism. Presenting the findings of a government-funded research network on Islamism, Özdemir criticized what he called the…https://mena-studies.org/syrians-in-europe-on-the-situation-in-their-homeland/Fri, 18 Apr 2025 11:51:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/syrians-in-europe-on-the-situation-in-their-homeland/A fragile peace after fourteen years of civil war – the hopeful image of a stable, reconciled Syria has suffered a severe blow in recent weeks. In the northwestern coastal region of Latakia, a traditional power base of the Alawite community, heavy clashes…https://mena-studies.org/lobbying-for-political-islam-in-germany/Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:30:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/lobbying-for-political-islam-in-germany/The question of whether Muslim women are allowed to drive a car while fully veiled is currently occupying a remarkable number of courts in Germany. In July last year, the Higher Administrative Court of North Rhine-Westphalia ruled on the issue, followed by…https://mena-studies.org/muslim-brotherhood-and-jihadism-in-europe-a-commentary/Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:54:00 +0100https://mena-studies.org/muslim-brotherhood-and-jihadism-in-europe-a-commentary/Hardly a week goes by without reports of Islamist attacks. In the French town of Mulhouse, an Algerian subject to deportation attacked visitors at a weekly market with a knife and a screwdriver. A 69-year-old passerby, who tried to stop the attacker, was…