The Multikulturhaus in
Neu-Ulm
Neu-Ulm ( Swabian: ''Nej-Ulm'') is the capital of the Neu-Ulm district and a town in Swabia, Bavaria. Neighbouring towns include Ulm, Senden, Pfaffenhofen an der Roth, Holzheim, Nersingen and Elchingen. The population is 58,978 (31 December ...
was a cultural centre run by the ''Multikulturhaus e. V.'', a
registered association
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. On 28 December 2005 it was shut down by the
Bavarian Ministry of the Interior
) is the interior ministry of Bavaria. It is headquartered in Munich, and was established on November 21, 1806 as the ''Departement des Innern''. The first Minister of the Interior was Count Maximilian von Montgelas (until 1817).
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. The land, the building and monetary funds were confiscated by authorities.
The institution was suspected of Islamist leanings and inciting murder of Jews and Christians and glorifying
martyrdom
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Islamic preachers have incited to jihad (holy war). By people formerly in leading positions at the centre, authorities found manuals for manufacturing explosives.
Closure
According to
Günther Beckstein
Günther Beckstein () (born 23 November 1943) is a German CSU politician from Bavaria and was the 17th Minister President of Bavaria from 9 October 2007 to 27 October 2008. He is well known for his outspoken views on law and order.
Biograph ...
, then interior minister of Bavaria: "organisations which in an aggressive manner counteracts the constitutional order openly encourage violence towards that end are not tolerated here".
After closing the activities of the Multikulturhaus, it was planned to repurpose the building into a shelter for the homeless.
Aftermath
In 2016, the building was bought by the municipality of Neu-Ulm from the
State of Bavaria
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and was intended to become a centre for asylum seekers.
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Neu-Ulm and neighbouring
Ulm
Ulm () is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Danube on the border with Bavaria. The city, which has an estimated population of more than 126,000 (2018), forms an urban district of its own (german: link=no, ...
were thereafter for years counted as areas with high activity by radical Islamists.
Notable people
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Reda Seyam
Reda Seyam, also known as Ghana Prakesh or Gnanavel (the one with two horns), was a German- Egyptian Islamic militant and an official in the Islamic State (IS). He has been described as a 'veteran of jihad' and is the highest ranking German mem ...
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Khaled el Masri
See also
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Multiculturalism in Germany
References
Islamism in Germany