March 30, 2014 The central council for Muslims assesses the new draft law for dual citizenship as a relevant and right step for migrants. Aiman Mazyek chair of the council interpreted the law as an important step towards modern citizenship, but regretted that the law would not apply to a large part of the…
April 10, 2014 Several reactions could be detected after the electoral outcome of Turkey´s council elections. The Turkish columnist Hatice Akyün fears Turkey to fall back into the last century. All democratic achievements would be at stake turning Turkey to an authoritarian State. The former mayor of Hamburg Ole von Beust (CDU), expressed his…
April 4, 2014 Until such time as there is an open debate about racism, the debate about integration in Germany will not more forward. After all, as Aladin El-Mafaalani explains, integration and racism are two key elements of a discourse on participation that a country of immigration has to address. Source: http://en.qantara.de/content/racism-in-germany-time-to-talk-about-racism
March 31, 2014 The parliament of the German State Baden-Württemberg has passed the burial law to legalize religious burial rituals. The Minister of Integration Bilkay Öney (SPD), interpreted the law as a positive signal for religious diversity. Prior to that law, Muslims were not permitted to bury their members without a coffin. In order…
March 30, 2014 The district attorney of the City State of Bremen had initiated investigations against four Salafists for “diffusing heavy criminal offenses against the State”. These four men are said to have left Germany towards Syria to fight for Salafist groups. The Office for the Protection of the Constitution in Bremen assesses religious…
