In 2015, as the Syrian civil war triggered a refugee crisis in the Middle East, wealthy Gulf states, including the Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar, chose to seal themselves off from refugees, fearing the infiltration of Muslims and terrorists through refugee corridors and permanent admission, a decision heavily criticized at the time but now recognized as justified by critics in both the Arab and Western worlds.

The recurrence of Islamic supremacists holding demonstrations in Germany is finally raising some concern from mainstream media and left-wing politicians. Following the recent Islamic demonstration in Hamburg, the Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates has mocked Germany for not heeding his warnings about the threat Islam would pose. Since the migration crisis in 2015, the Gulf states have increasingly isolated themselves. Many Arab nations have long resisted accepting refugees from within their own region. Western countries, however, seem to have learned nothing from the Arab countries’ rejection of refugees to preserve their countries and protect citizens. Instead, they have flooded their countries with people who want to kill them.

Calls for a Caiphate in Germany

Last Saturday, shocking scenes unfolded in Hamburg, capturing the entire nation’s attention. Thousands of Muslims participated in a demonstration, brandishing signs advocating for an Islamic caliphate. The crowd fervently echoed chants of the Islamic battle cry, “Allahu Akbar,” while hundreds offered the Islamic salute. Sharia-adherent females, fully veiled as in Islamic states and terrorist organizations, remained segregated from the men.

The demonstration was orchestrated by the terror-tied Muslim Interaktiv group, which is a successor organization to the Islamic terror group “Hizb ut-Tahrir” (HuT), which has been banned since 2003. Germany’s controversial Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution claims to be “closely monitoring” this movement, which advocates for the establishment of a caliphate governed by Sharia law. Mobilizing the Umma (the global Muslim community) to establish their Islamic Civilization is their admitted goal.

The rhetoric during the march included open threats toward Germany, with speakers warning of consequences for politicians and the media once “the sleeping giant awakens.”

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Unglaublich, inakzeptabel und unverständlich, wie sich Menschen, die in Deutschland eine Heimat gefunden haben, gegen Deutschland wenden. Aber das ist typisch für politische Islamisten. https://t.co/M6VXyywIoX

— Ahmed Alattar (@VAEAMBDE) April 28, 2024

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Gulf states reject refugees.

In 2015, during the onset of a refugee crisis in the Middle East triggered by the Syrian civil war, it was notable the Gulf states in the Arab region opted to close their doors to refugees. This decision came despite their status as some of the wealthiest nations globally, including the Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar.

Their rationale stemmed from a deep-seated rational fear of inadvertently allowing Islamic extremists and terrorists into their territories through refugee influxes and permanent resettlement programs. Consequently, they chose to prioritize security concerns over humanitarian aid.

Back then, the Gulf states faced substantial domestic and international criticism, particularly from within the Arab world and Western nations. However, with the benefit of hindsight, critics now acknowledge the validity of their apprehensions.

But the fear did not revolve exclusively around Islamic and terrorists when the Emirati Abdullah bin Zayed spoke of Europe believing, in its political correctness, that it “knows the Middle East and Islam better than WE do”. By “WE” he meant: ‘We Arabs and Muslims’. The Gulf states were also concerned that they did not want to import political-Islamic ideologies, radical mentalities, and certain forms of crime through uncontrolled migration flows. ….