German Muslims forced to pray on streets due to forced closure of mosque

Nine months after the closure of the Blue Mosque, Muslims in Hamburg are still assembling in the streets outside the banned mosque for Friday prayers.

Apr 12, 2025 · 03:12 GMT 1 min read

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Dieter Reinisch
Press TV, Hamburg

The German government shut down the Islamic Center of Hamburg and its affiliated organizations across the European country over what it claimed to be propagating extremism and Islamic ideology last July. Since then, Muslims in Germany have been forced to pray on the streets.