Date of source: Saturday, November 18, 2006
German security figures stress the importance of integrating foreigners, and especially
Muslims, into German
society, showing more positive impression about the German government view of them.
Officials also called for qualifying
German security in a way that familiarizes them with the...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Egyptian newspapers present mixed reactions to Pope Benedict’s "apology" for comments he made earlier
this
month on Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. In light of the already tense atmosphere in the Muslim world,
a Berlin
opera company canceled Mozart’s ’Idomeneo’ for fear of protest over...
Date of source: Sunday, September 19, 2004
German Minister of Interior Otto Schily declared yesterday that he would do everything possible to see that the first Arab, Islamic conference does not take place. Berlin Interior Minister Erhart Koerting stated that the authorities of Berlin consider the possibility of banning the congress,...
Date of source: Monday, January 20, 2003
The Grand Imam sent a message to the German paper "Frankfurter Algemeine" commenting on martyrdom operations and the stand of Islam towards terrorism. "Letters to the Editor" show that the majority of Germans know little about Islam and that the dialogue needed between Islam and the West is a...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 17, 2004
A Muslim German lady submitted a request to the German Jurisdiction to excuse her teenage daughters from attending sexual education classes in her German school.
The request was overruled. The problem, however, raised various reactions and caused division between Germans and Muslims. This is...