Muslims in Germany form a potential voting block that cannot to be ignored. According to a study by the Islam Conference last June, the total number of Muslims in Germany lies between 3.8 and 4.3 million, of which 1.84 million hold a German passport. The German Federal Statistics Office conservatively estimates that some 750,000 Muslims…
Cologne’s city council has approved building plans for what is slated to be Germany’s largest mosque. Politicians hope the structure’s glass design and bilingual program will help integrate the Islamic community. Cologne’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens, the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and the Left Party all voted for the construction of the mosque,…
Germany’s top security and law officials have agreed to a plan to enact new computer surveillance regulations. But Muslim leaders fear imams could face more scrutiny than their Christian counterparts. Top security and law officials in Germany this week established new guidelines on surveillance of computers in cases of terrorism or serious crimes. The framework,…
Interior Minister Wolfgang Sch_uble (CDU) warned to spread fear in debates on integration of Muslims in Germany. _Islam has become a part of our contry, he said to the “Frankfurter Allgemeinen Sonntagszeitung (F.A.S.). The majority of migrants in Germany are well-integrated, Sch_uble added.
Extrait : LES MINISTRES de l’int_rieur de l’Etat f_d_ral et des L_nder allemands ont d_cid_, le 7 septembre, de p_naliser les s_jours dans les camps d’entra_nement terroriste. Les trois suspects arr_t_s le 4 septembre, accus_s de pr_parer des attentats, avaient _t_ form_s dans des camps au Pakistan. Les ministres restent divis_s sur l’espionnage informatique. Depuis…
