Overview

• The Islamic Center Hamburg and two affiliates appealed last year’s ban at the Federal Administrative Court but have not yet received a hearing date.
• Since its seizure in June 2024 the Blue Mosque has remained closed and under the administration of the Federal Ministry of the Interior.
• The Hamburg Senate has pledged to transfer the building to a community that upholds Germany’s Basic Law and principles of international understanding if the ban is upheld.
• Local groups of Iranian origin remain divided over resuming Shia worship in the mosque, with recent weekend protests drawing hundreds of supporters and opponents.
• Legal restrictions bar any interim or alternative use of the site until the Federal Administrative Court issues a final ruling on the IZH ban.