Tag: rights
First Muezzin Call in Cologne : Pros and Cons
October 14 marked the first muezzin call from the central mosque of the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB), which stands in Germany’s fourth...
As Germany recruits Jewish military chaplains Muslims remain side-lined
Just like the population at large, the German Bundeswehr has undergone a remarkable trajectory of religious pluralisation in recent years. As of 2012, over 48,000...
A new book sheds light on the ‘paradoxical’ nature of integration...
In 2018, German sociologist Aladin El-Mafaalani scored a somewhat surprising best-seller: his book Das Integrationsparadox (‘The Integration Paradox’) shot into the top ten of...
Civil society organisations in Germany mobilise against Islamophobic rightward turn
In recent weeks, Mesut Özil’s resignation from Germany’s national football team and the ensuing debate on racism, spearheaded by the #MeTwo hashtag, have galvanised...
