Doesn't surprise me. Islam and Deutschland have a long association.
Al Miqdadi was also at the founding of the fascistic nationalist Arabist al-Muthanna club
*, as well as active in al-Futuwwa, which was modeled on Hitler Youth.
* He had agitated, (with othrr Arab Palestinians Mufti's fans, including Akram Zuaiter) pre Farhoud pogrom of 1941.
*