Documentation Centre Political Islam
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The Documentation Center Political Islam (German: Dokumentationsstelle Politischer Islam) - full name: Austrian Fund for the documentation of religiously motivated political extremism (Documentation Center Political Islam) - was set up in 2020 by the Austrian government made up of the ÖVP and the Greens and is intended to "scientifically document and research political Islam". It is an independent fund within the meaning of the Austrian Foundation and Fund Act 2015.[1] Lisa Fellhofer is the director, the scientific advisory board is headed by Mouhanad Khorchide. Other members of the Advisory Board included Susanne Schröter, Lorenzo Vidino, Mathias Rohe, Handan Aksünger-Kizil, Heiko Heinisch, Herbert Kalb, Kenan Güngör, Elham Manea and Katharina Pabel.[2] The Documentation Center Political Islam is based in Vienna and has produced a number of scientific publications since it was founded.[3]
Austria launched the initiative on July 2020 to identify and register social and educational institutions that are the targets of Islamist-controlled organisations for political purposes. Part of the new approach is to monitor social media and integrate this data with research and documentation of religiously motivated political extremism.[4] In view of the wave of Mahsa Amini protests in Iran, the Austrian fund presented a basic report on political Islam in the Twelver Shi'ism in 2022. The Islamic Republic is attempting to exert influence abroad in the cultural, religious and educational sectors through branch offices such as foundations or religious centres. Examples include the Islamic Center in Hamburg (IZH) and the Imam Ali Center (IAZ) in Vienna.[5][6]
In 2022 the Documentation Centre Political Islam has spent a year looking into the activities of the Islamic Association in Austria (IVÖ). An organization that runs a mosque in Vienna’s Jewish neighbourhood is allegedly responsible for propagating antisemitism, anti-Israel hatred, and support for Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood. The IVÖ operates in Hidaya Mosque, one of the city’s oldest and largest houses of Muslim prayer in Austria.[7] The 143 page report — compiled by the Vienna-based think tank — detailed the promotion of Muslim Brotherhood ideology by the mosque’s imam and president, Ibrahim al-Dermedash.[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ Dokumentationsstelle Politischer Islam nimmt Arbeit auf Bundeskanzleramt, Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ↑ Wissenschaftlicher Beirat Dokumentationsstelle Politischer Islam, Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ↑ Publikationen Dokumentationsstelle Politischer Islam, Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ↑ Austria takes 'pioneering' approach to tackle influence of political Islam The National News, Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ↑ Dokumentationsstelle sieht Einflussnahme des Iran in Österreich msn.com, Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ↑ Dokumentationsstelle sieht iranischen Einfluss orf.at, Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ↑ Austria launches probe into ‘antisemitic’ mosque The Jewish Chronicle, Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ↑ ‘Cursed Zionists’: Austrian Authorities Order Investigation into Rampant Antisemitism at Vienna Mosque Algemeiner, Retrieved 2023-01-10.
External links[edit]
- dokumentationsstelle.at (official website)
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