Islamic Centre Hamburg

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Imam Ali Mosque © Staro1/cc-by-sa-3.0

Imam Ali Mosque © Staro1/cc-by-sa-3.0

The Islamic Centre Hamburg (German: Islamisches Zentrum Hamburg) is one of the oldest Shia mosques in Germany and Europe. Established in Hamburg, in northern Germany, in the late 1950s by a group of Iranian emigrants and business people it rapidly developed into one of the leading Shia centres in the Western world.

Many leading Iranian theologians and politicians have spent time (often years) here, have encountered and studied Western sciences and philosophy and contributed to the Western understanding of Shia Islam.

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Imam Ali Mosque © Staro1/cc-by-sa-3.0
During a meeting at Atlantic Hotel in 1953, a group of Iranian residents of Germany discussed the need to establish their own religious center. A letter was sent to the late Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi asking him for help; Grand Ayatollah agreed with the plan and donated 100,000 Rials to the center. The construction began in 1960 and by 1965 it was completed.

During the 1970s the centre played a significant role in bringing about the political rising of Iranian students in the West against the Shah and ultimately contributed to the Iranian Revolution. In 2007, the center announced the launch of first Shia Union in Europe. Today the centre continues to play a role in furthering mutual understanding of Iranian Shia and the Western World.

Read more on Jerusalem Post, 16 January 2020: Kurds file criminal complaint against Iran mosque in Germany for terrorism, Jerusalem Post, 25 May 2020: German party seeks to ban Iranian-regime center in Hamburg, Jerusalem Post, 4 Ocotber 2020: 150 people protest for closure of Khamenei-controlled center in Germany, Iran International, 4 Ocotber 2020: Iranian Protesters Demand Shutdown Of Hamburg Islamic Center, Jerusalem Post, 6 Ocotber 2020: Dramatic increase of Hezbollah supporters in Hamburg – German intel, AJC Germany, 12 October 2020: The Islamic Center Hamburg (IZH) and Radical Shia Networks in Germany (It is quite astonishing what assessments a hardcore, far-right, pro-Israel lobby and propaganda organization from America can come up with), AJC, 20 April 2021: Hamburg Openly Cooperates With Supporters of Terror And Antisemites, Wikipedia Islamic Centre Hamburg.  (Smart Traveler App by U.S. Department of State - Weather report by weather.com - Global Passport Power Rank - Travel Risk Map - Democracy Index - GDP according to IMF, UN, and World Bank - Global Competitiveness Report - Corruption Perceptions Index - Press Freedom Index - World Justice Project - Rule of Law Index - UN Human Development Index - Global Peace Index - Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index). Photos by Wikimedia Commons. If you have a suggestion, critique, review or comment to this blog entry, we are looking forward to receive your e-mail at comment@wingsch.net. Please name the headline of the blog post to which your e-mail refers to in the subject line.






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