Is Religious Bullying on the Rise in Berlin Schools?

In a study published in December 2021, nine of ten schools surveyed in Berlin’s migrant-rich Neukölln district reported regular incidents of religiously motivated bullying or oppression of girls (Source). The recently re-elected government of Berlin consisting of Social Democrats (SPD), Green Party and the far-left Die Linke party, has had Greens and Linke members speak

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Religious education in Germany: God and Berlin

A referendum next month may import religious teaching into Berlin’s schools. By American standards, German culture wars are mild affairs. A spat in Berlin over teaching religion in schools may be an exception. Next month the city will vote on whether schools should teach the subject as an alternative to an ethics course. The debate

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