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Kiel University Revokes Islamic Student Group’s Campus Rights

The university’s probe found the May Islamwoche allegations credible, prompting plans to strip the group’s official status as well as pursue legal measures.

Overview

  • The Christian-Albrechts-University in Kiel has barred the Islamic student group from using campus rooms and digital infrastructure.
  • An internal review concluded that allegations of antisemitic, Islamist and misogynistic conduct during the early-May Islamwoche could not be disproven and deemed the group’s organizational structures inadequate.
  • Formal revocation of the group’s official status is scheduled, placing its recognition and funding under threat.
  • The university is examining legal actions including expulsion of involved students, house bans for non-enrolled participants and filing a criminal complaint.
  • The Islamic student group has issued apologies for speaker vetting failures and characterised its gender-segregated seating as voluntary, while similar measures at Charité Berlin highlight ongoing scrutiny of religious campus events.