{"id":5723,"date":"2012-11-16T03:39:53","date_gmt":"2012-11-16T02:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soerenkern.com\/?p=5723"},"modified":"2014-06-04T03:48:33","modified_gmt":"2014-06-04T02:48:33","slug":"islam-needs-fair-chance-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soerenkern.com\/web\/2012\/11\/16\/islam-needs-fair-chance-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIslam Needs a Fair Chance in Germany\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soerenkern.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/germany-hamburg-treaty-muslims.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5724\" src=\"https:\/\/soerenkern.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/germany-hamburg-treaty-muslims.jpg\" alt=\"germany hamburg treaty muslims\" width=\"1200\" height=\"795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soerenkern.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/germany-hamburg-treaty-muslims.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/soerenkern.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/germany-hamburg-treaty-muslims-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/soerenkern.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/germany-hamburg-treaty-muslims-1024x678.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Hamburg, the second-largest city in Germany, has concluded an \u201chistoric treaty\u201d with its Muslim communities that grants Muslims broad new rights and privileges but does little to encourage their integration into German society.<\/em><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIslam Needs a Fair Chance in Germany\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Soeren Kern | <a title=\"&quot;Islam Needs a Fair Chance in Germany&quot;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gatestoneinstitute.org\/3456\/hamburg-muslim-treaty\" target=\"_blank\">Gatestone Institute<\/a> | November 16, 2012<\/p>\n<p>Hamburg, the second-largest city in Germany, has concluded an \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.n-tv.de\/img\/77\/7746456\/O_1000_680_680_38723053.jpg3413623580828496764.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">historic treaty<\/a>\u201d with its Muslim communities that grants Muslims broad new rights and privileges but does little to encourage their integration into German society.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hamburg.de\/contentblob\/3683532\/data\/2012-11-13-vertrag.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">November 13 agreement<\/a>, signed by Hamburg\u2019s Socialist Mayor Olaf Scholz and the leaders of four Muslim umbrella groups, is being praised by the proponents of multiculturalism for putting the northern port city\u2019s estimated 200,000 Muslims on an equal footing with Christian residents.<\/p>\n<p>But critics say the agreement, the first of its kind in Germany, will boost the growing influence of Islam in Hamburg and will encourage the perpetuation of a Muslim parallel society in the city.<\/p>\n<p>The most controversial part of the accord involves a commitment by the city government to promote the teaching of Islam in the Hamburg public school system. The agreement grants the leaders of Hamburg\u2019s Muslim communities a determinative say in what will be taught by allowing them to develop the teaching curriculum for Islamic studies.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Muslim officials will also be able to determine who will (and who will not) be allowed to teach courses about Islam in city schools. In practice, this means that only Muslims will be allowed to teach Islam and that pupils will not be exposed to any critical perspectives about the religious, social and political ideology of Islam.<\/p>\n<p>Under the wide-ranging accord, Muslims in Hamburg will also have the right to take three Islamic holidays as days off from work. Up until now, it has been up to individual employers to decide whether or not to grant Muslim staff religious days off on a case-by-case basis. In addition, Muslim students will be exempt from attending school on Muslim holidays.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement also includes provisions for the construction of more mosques in Hamburg, the upkeep of cultural Islamic facilities, the authorization for Muslims to bury their dead without the use of coffins, as well as the counseling of patients and prison inmates by Muslim clerics.<\/p>\n<p>Hamburg has also pledged to incorporate Muslim broadcast slots alongside Protestant and Catholic broadcasts on public and private radio and television, as well as broadcasting council seats for Muslims with the northern Germany\u2019s NDR public broadcaster and Germany\u2019s federal ZDF television channel.<\/p>\n<p>Muslims for their part undertake to respect fundamental rights and support equality between the sexes, although the document provides no specifics on how these notions are defined or how they will be enforced.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Scholz, who is a former federal labor minister of the opposition Social Democrats (SPD), described the signing at the Hamburg city hall as a \u201cmilestone\u201d for integration, adding:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWith the signing of these agreements, we are strengthening the societal foundation of our city: we are all Hamburg.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Hamburg\u2019s agreements were made with the city\u2019s Alevi community (Alevis are a liberal sect within Islam based mostly in Turkey) and three Muslim umbrella organizations: the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ditib.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">DITIB Turkish-Islamic Union<\/a> (DITIB), the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.schurahamburg.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Council of Islamic Communities<\/a> (Shura) and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vikz.de\/\" target=\"_blank\">Federation of Islamic Cultural Centers<\/a> (VIKZ). Together these four groups are said to represent about 90% of the Muslims living in Hamburg.<\/p>\n<p>Zekeriya Altug, chairman of the Hamburg branch of the DITIB Turkish-Islamic Union (DITIB is actually a branch of the Turkish government\u2019s Ministry of Religious Affairs), called it a \u201chistoric day\u201d for both Hamburg and Germany. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ditib.de\/detail1.php?id=329&amp;lang=de\" target=\"_blank\">In a statement Altug said<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWith it, Hamburg has today set a precedent for the future of our country. Many Muslim employees didn\u2019t dare ask for days off on those days for fear of being seen badly. Now they will be able to say: \u2018it\u2019s my holiday, it\u2019s governed by law.\u2019 That makes an enormous difference.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The agreement still requires final approval by Hamburg\u2019s Parliament, in which Scholz\u2019s Social Democrats hold a majority. Mayor Scholz said he hoped for a \u201cbroad consensus.\u201d The opposition Greens have welcomed the accords; Green Party spokesperson Christa Goetsch called them \u201ca new chapter in the history of equality.\u201d And Hamburg\u2019s Protestant Bishop Kirstin Fehrs said the agreement proved that Hamburg was \u201copen to the world and tolerant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, SPD parliamentary leader Andreas Dressel urged caution. In an interview with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.welt.de\/regionales\/hamburg\/article111015908\/Hamburg-unterzeichnet-Vertraege-mit-Muslimen.html\" target=\"_blank\">German newspaper Die Welt<\/a>, he said political leaders should \u201ctake their time before approving such important matters.\u201d He said the Hamburg Parliament\u2019s Constitutional Committee will convene an expert hearing on the agreement and that a vote will not take place until the spring of 2013.<\/p>\n<p>The leadership of the opposition Christian Democrats (CDU) has also expressed skepticism about the agreement. Party leader Marcus Weinberg and party chairman Dietrich Wersich <a href=\"http:\/\/bundespresseportal.de\/hamburg\/item\/6363-vertr\u00e4ge-mit-den-religionsgemeinschaften-intensiv-diskutieren-cdu-setzt-sich-f\u00fcr-expertenanh\u00f6rung-im-parlament-ein.html\" target=\"_blank\">issued a joint statement<\/a> saying that although they welcome the conclusion of the talks, after six years of negotiations there are key issues that remain unresolved:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe agreements contain a number of points, the implementation of which need to be clarified. For this reason, the CDU will not take a final position on the matter until it concludes discussion with representatives of the churches, with scientists and with lawyers. The unresolved questions involve detailed issues such as the regulation of the school day, the teaching of religion in public schools and the holidays.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The agreement has also been met with vociferous opposition from the classical liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP). In a statement, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fdp-fraktion-hh.de\/ein-unnotiger-und-unpraziser-staatsvertrag-inakzeptabel-an-der-burgerschaft-vorbei-ausgehandelt\/\" target=\"_blank\">FDP Deputy Anna von Treuenfels<\/a> characterized the agreement as \u201can unnecessary and imprecise treaty unacceptably negotiated behind the backs of the citizenry.\u201d She added:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMoreover, this agreement is totally imprecise when accuracy is required more than ever. On the issue of wearing religiously motivated clothing by public servants, especially teachers. Even the future of the heretofore successful interdenominational model of religious education in Hamburg is being jeopardized. Plus the fact that the lengthy negotiating process and final signature has been carried out without parliamentary involvement is also unacceptable, yet another reason why the FDP rejects this treaty.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ex-muslime.de\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Central Council of Ex-Muslims<\/a>, a Cologne-based group representing former Muslims who have been sentenced to death for apostasy, said the signing of the accord on November 13 represented a \u201cblack day\u201d for Germany. Chairperson Mina Ahadi said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe city of Hamburg has bowed to pressure Islamic organizations and has made concessions that are a step backwards and do not improve the rights of women.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Muslims for their part hope the Hamburg treaty will establish a precedent for the rest of Germany to follow. The spokesperson for the Alevi community in Germany, Aziz Alsandemir, says: \u201cWe hope that this accord will be viewed as a trigger by other provinces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bremen, the second-largest city in northern Germany, is close to finalizing its own treaty with local Muslim umbrella groups. According to the Socialist mayor of Bremen, Jens B\u00f6hrnsen, \u201cMuslims form a significant part of the population of Bremen.\u201d The German states of Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg and Schleswig-Holstein, both of which are run by Socialist governments, are also looking at negotiating treaties with the Muslims in their regions.<\/p>\n<p>At the national level, the SPD has said it would like to see Islam recognized as an official religion in Germany. In an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.noz.de\/artikel\/48245860\/die-union-hadert-mit-dem-bundespraesidenten\" target=\"_blank\">interview with the newspaper Neue Osnabr\u00fccker Zeitung<\/a>, SPD politician Dieter Wiefelsp\u00fctz said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt would be an important signal to the four million Muslims in Germany, if the state recognizes Islam as a religious community. Islam needs a fair chance in Germany.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Why are Germany\u2019s Socialist politicians, who are usually militantly proud of their secular credentials, bending over backwards to accommodate Islam? The SPD hopes to unseat German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the German elections in the fall of 2013, and Muslim voters may very well determine the outcome.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"SoerenKern.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.soerenkern.com\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Soeren Kern<\/em><\/a><em> is a Senior Fellow at the New York-based <\/em><a title=\"Gatestone Institute\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gatestoneinstitute.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Gatestone Institute<\/em><\/a><em>. He is also Senior Fellow for European Politics at the Madrid-based Grupo de Estudios Estrat\u00e9gicos \/ Strategic Studies Group. Follow him on <\/em><a title=\"Soeren Kern Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Soeren.Kern\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em> and on <a title=\"Soeren Kern Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SoerenKern\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Link to Original Article: <a title=\"&quot;Islam Needs a Fair Chance in Germany&quot;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gatestoneinstitute.org\/3456\/hamburg-muslim-treaty\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.gatestoneinstitute.org\/3456\/hamburg-muslim-treaty<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hamburg, the second-largest city in Germany, has concluded an \u201chistoric treaty\u201d with its Muslim communities that grants Muslims broad new rights and privileges but does little to encourage their integration into German society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34,48],"tags":[179,181],"class_list":["post-5723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-germany","category-islam-in-europe","tag-germany","tag-islam-in-europe"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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