From Nazism to communism, Germany has seen its share of radical ideologies over the years. Now the nation faces a new threat: Salafism.
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Reporter: IN JUNE,
1,000 POLICE FANNED OUT
ACROSS GERMANY, THEY
TARGETED THE HOMES, SCHOOLS,
AND MOSQUES OF SALAFISTS.
THE MOVEMENT ENCOURAGES
VIOLENT JIHAD, AND IS SHARED
BY AL-QAEDA.
IT IS NOW TAKING HOLD AMONG
A SMALL, BUT GROWING NUMBER
OF GERMANY'S 4.3 MILLION
MUSLIMS.
SALAFISTS ARE SEEN IN
GERMANY, AND SOME OF THE
SECURITY OFFICERS TELL US WE
HAVE ABOUT 5,000 SALAFISTS
IN GERMANY.
Reporter: HE FOLLOWS
GERMANY'S SALAFI THEME IN
GERMANY.
IT IS CREATING AN
ENVIRONMENT FOR VIOLENCE AND
FOR RADICALIZATION.
WHAT IS ABSOLUTELY CLEAR IS
THAT MOST EVERY SALAFISTHAT
NOT EVERY SALAFIST IS A
TERRORIST, BUT EVERY
TERRORIST IS A SALAFIST.
Reporter: AND THERE
WERE DOZENS OF OTHER GERMANY
MUSLIMS WHO HAVE BEEN
CHARGED.
A LOT OF JIHAD WITH
SALAFIST BACKGROUND ARE
GOING TO PAKISTAN AND
TRAINING CAMPS.
A LOT OF JIHADISTS ARE
PASSING THROUGH THE HOME OF
AFRICA, AND THEY'RE GOING TO
FIGHT IN SOMALIA, AND GOING
TO FIGHT IN YEMEN.
Reporter: SHEIKH ABBU
ADAM RUNS A MOSQUE IN MUNICH
AND SAYS HE IS SIMPLY A
MUSLIM.
GERMAN AUTHORITIES SAY HE IS
MUCH MORE.
IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW IN
HIS MUNICH APARTMENT, THE
SHEIKH SHOWED GOVERNMENT
DOCUMENTS.
HE DENIES THE CHARGES AND
SAYS HE HAS WORKED WITH THE
GERMAN GOVERNMENT TO FIGHT
EXTREMISM.
WHY ARE THEY SAYING THAT
ABOUT YOUR MOSQUE?
I DON'T KNOW.
ALL OF MY STUDENTS -- ALL --
I DON'T HAVE ANY EXCEPTION.
THEY ARE FIGHTING AGAINST
TERRORISM, AND THEY ARE VERY
INTEGRATED IN THE SOCIETY.
ALL OF THEM ARE VERY CANDID
PEOPLE.
THEY COMMUNICATE WITH ALL
PEOPLE.
Reporter: THE EGYPTIAN
NATIVE SAYS HE TRAVELS TO
PAKISTAN AND OTHER HOT SPOTS
TO PREACH AGAINST TERRORISM
AND DEBATE JIHADISTS.
HE HAS BEEN TARGETED WITH
DEATH THREATS, AND HIS
BODYGUARDS WERE PRESENT
DURING OUR INTERVIEW.
I TRIED TO CONVINCE THEM
TO LEAVE TERRORIST.
Reporter: ALTHOUGH THE
SIKH WITH THREE WIVES AND 10
CHILDREN AND RECEIVES
WELFARE, HE WANTS TO LEAVE.
THAT COMMUNICATION YOU
HAVE WITH THE GERMAN
GOVERNMENT DOESN'T EXIST
NOW?
I SACRIFICE MY FAMILY AND
MY PEOPLE AND YOU SAY I'M
FIGHTING AGAINST THE
TERRORIST.
Reporter: AND YET THE
SHEIKH HAS MADE HEADLINES,
WHEN HE WAS BRUTALLY ACCUSED
OF BREAKING ONE OF HIS WIVES
NOSE'S, HIS WIFE WOULD NOT
PRESS CHARGES.
LAST YEAR A GERMAN TV CREW
FILMED HIM PRESIDING OVER A
SHARI'A COURT INSIDE HIS
MOSQUE THAT OPERATES OUTSIDE
THE GERMAN LAW.
THE SALAFI PEOPLE TELL
THE TRUTH.
THEY SAY THEY WANT TO HAVE
SHARI'A IN GERMANY.
Reporter: MICHAEL HOPES
TO RALLY GERMANS AGAINST
THIS MOVEMENT.
HE SAYS THE CALL TO PLACE A
QURAN IN EVERY GERMAN HOME A
WAKE UP CALL.
THEY WANT TO SPREAD THIS
MESSAGE TO ALL OF GERMANY.
THEY GAVE IT TO EVERY CITY
IN GERMANY.
THEY WANT TO ISLAMIZE
GERMANY.
Reporter: AND THE
GERMANS FEAR THE GROWING
SALAFI BREAK-IN SALAFI
PRESENCE WILL NOT ONLY MAKE
THEM A ATRACTIVE TARGET BUT AN EXPORTER OF
TERRORISIM AS WELL.