Author: Arnd Zickgraf

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Avicenna students and scholarship holders (photo: Vincenzo Ferrera)

The Avicenna scholarship programme

Cosmopolitan and female

Avicenna is the first state-sponsored Muslim scholarship programme in Germany. It supports gifted and socially-committed students of all disciplines. Report by Arnd ZickgrafMore

Avicenna scholarship programme website The Avicenna scholarship programme: Fostering talented, socially committed Muslim studentsSocial and educational services for Muslims in Germany: ''We want participation, not integration''
Textbooks on Islam used in schools in North Rhine-Westphalia (photo: picture alliance/dpa)

How German textbooks present Islam and immigration

"Diversity is part of everyday life"

In conversation with Arnd Zickgraf, Viola B. Georgi from the University of Hildesheim explains why German textbooks are behind the times in their treatment of Islam and immigrationMore

Textbook on Islam for German schools: Conflicts between tradition and modernityTeaching Islam in German schools: Religion must not be regarded as an integration problem Islamic religion classes in German schools: Promoting integration
Members of the BMPPD (photo: Federation of Muslim Boy and Girls Scouts of Germany)

Muslim boy and girl scouts in Germany

A commitment to peaceful coexistence

As part of an international youth movement, members of the Federation of Muslim Boy and Girl Scouts of Germany want to make their own specific contribution to peace and understanding. The organisation has existed since 2010. By Arnd ZickgrafMore

Young Muslims in Germany: Forget, but don't forgetThe "Muslim Associations as Community Activists" project:Open dialogue on thorny issuesWebsite (German): "Bund Moslemischer Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Deutschlands"