Overview
- Government-commissioned Motra-Monitor data for 2025 identify 11.5% with manifest and 33.6% with latent islamism‑affine attitudes among Muslims under 40, totaling 45.1%.
- Researchers report a marked rise in such attitudes after the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, with online agitation feeding into street actions documented in 2025.
- The 598-page report, produced with support from the Interior and Family ministries and published by the BKA, frames radicalisation on a spectrum from latent to manifest.
- Political responses include FDP’s Wolfgang Kubicki calling the findings a “societal time bomb” and proposing headscarf bans in state service and for pupils under 14.
- Security officials and experts urge a robust response, with Saxony’s Armin Schuster stressing Germany’s Basic Law recognizes no Sharia, the DPolG warning of growing provocations, and Eren Güvercin noting social‑media recruitment and a Hizb ut‑Tahrir petition exceeding 500,000 signatures.