Germany’s New President – Celebration and Skepticism

21.03.2012 Joachim Gauck was elected as the new head of state of the Federal Republic of Germany last week. The Mulsim organisations in Germany congratulated the new president to his election. The Coordination Council of Muslims in Germany, for instance, is hoping for a cooperative partnership between the Germany’s Muslim communities and associations and the…

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German Muslims Feel for Victims in Toulouse

22.03.2012 Following the shootings at a Jewish school in Toulouse last Monday and the subsequent killing of the Muslim gunman, an al-Qaeda sympathiser, the Central Council of Muslims in Germany expressed their sympathy for the victims’ families and friends. At the same time, the Head of the Council, Aiman Mazyek, compared the attacks to the…

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Germany’s Muslims Are Skeptical towards Their New President

Muslims are divided in their views on the new German president, Joachim Gauck. Many are concerned about his evident understanding for the views of Thilo Sarrazin on Muslims in Germany. Jan Kuhlmann reports It was a broad coalition in the Federal Assembly which elected Joachim Gauck to the German presidency last Sunday. Christian Democrats, Social…

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Study on Integration: More Detailed Look Necessary

09./10.03.2012 The authors of the study on integration, which was published last week with allegedly alarming results about many Muslims’ unwillingness to integrate (as reported), criticized that the media presentation of the study focused too much on only one part of the findings – namely the 15 to 24% of Muslims in Germany who refuse…

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Germany’s Muslims Call on Designated President to Continue Integration Efforts

20.02.2012 While the debate about Germany’s designated President Gauck is on-going, with many politicians happy about Wulff’s successor, Germany’s Muslims are less euphoric. They have questioned Merkel’s choice of President and expressed their hopes that he will continue Wulff’s integration efforts. During his presidency, Wulff has especially reached out to Muslims in Germany (as reported),…

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