Figures and facts
Below you will find facts on Islamist organisations, the Islamist following, and on the EU list of terrorist organisations.
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Islamist organisations
Jihadist Islamists exclusively refer to ‘small jihad’. In their view, jihad is a violent struggle and thus ‘holy war’. Jihadists use violence to reach their goals. For them, violence is not just one means among others but the only permissible one... Further information
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Islamist following
For lack of confirmed information on the number of adherents of several Islamist organisations and groups acting on a nationwide level, a reliable statement about the total number of Islamists in Germany cannot be given. Further information
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EU list of terrorist organisations (Council Regulations [EC] No. 2580/2001 and No. 881/2002)
The European Union (EU) responded to the 9/11 terrorist attacks by measures including the Council Regulation (EC) No. 2580/2001, with this Regulation particularly serving to counteract the financing of international terrorism, i.a. by freezing assets or prohibiting business contact with terrorists and terrorist organisations... Further information
