Author: Sabine Ripperger

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Attitudes to Sexuality among Muslim Students in Germany

Challenging homophobia

Homophobia is widespread in German schools, studies show. Religion and traditional values continue to play a role in young people's views of gender preference, while dialogue may improve the situation. Sabine Ripperger reportsMore

Migration and Integration in Germany: The ''Heroes'' of Berlin-NeuköllnBrian Whitaker – ''Unspeakable Love'': Gay and Lesbian Life in the Middle EastJoachim Helfer / Rashid al-Daif: ''The Homosexualization of the World''
Young Muslim women in front of the Sehitlik mosque in Berlin (photo: picture alliance/dpa)

Standing up to Discrimination against Muslims

Know Your Rights!

Since 2010, a Berlin-based network has dedicated itself to opposing discrimination against Muslims by providing information and legal advice to the Muslim community. As Sabine Ripperger has been finding out, Muslims are often unaware that discrimination is illegal in GermanyMore

Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism: Mechanisms of Exclusion and DiscriminationGerman Intellectuals and Islam: Capitulation or Scaremongering?