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Islamophobia

Criticism of religion? Blatant racism!

What a contradiction in terms! Thanks to the growing ethnicisation of religious affiliation and the religionisation of ethnicity, being both Muslim and German is often presented as something wholly incompatible. By Yasemin ShoomanMore

Interview with Kay Sokolowsky: Racism dressed up as criticism of Islam Criticism of Islam in Germany: Irrational demonisation Resurgence in European populism: Itʹs an ill wind

Muslim women read the Koran (photo: Reuters)

Controversial manifesto against "new anti-Semitism" in France

Cutting Suras to suit

In France, the publication of a manifesto that calls among other things for the removal of certain verses from the Koran and seeks to pave the way for state intervention in religious matters has triggered heated debate. Farid Hafez has the detailsMore

Muslim anti-Semitism: Pointing the finger Germany’s anti-Semitism problem: Jew, Israeli, Zionist Qantara dossier: Anti-Semitism

The Kremlin, Moscow (photo: Getty Images/AFP/Y. Maximov)

Moscow's cultural policy in the Middle East

Arab ambassadors for Russian interests

The Kremlin is seeking to spread its influence abroad through its foreign cultural work. The plan is working brilliantly in the Middle East, says Joseph CroitoruMore

Putin, Assad and the fall of Aleppo: Masters of disinformation Russia and the Syrian conflict: Drop the dictator!Turkish–Russian relations: Farewell America

A woman looks at a map at the exhibition "Jews, Christians and Muslims: Scientific Discourse in the Middle Ages, 500–1500" (photo: dpa)

Exhibition: "Jews, Christians and Muslims" in Berlin

Dispelling myths

The Berlin exhibition "Jews, Christians and Muslims: Scientific Discourse in the Middle Ages 500–1500" shows the circuitous routes by which knowledge made its way around the medieval world while dismantling the theory of a Judeo-Christian Europe. By Gustav SeibtMore

Exhibition website: Jews, Christians and Muslims: Scientific Discourse in the Middle Ages, 500–1500 Photo gallery on the exhibition: Jews, Christians and Muslims: Scientific Discourse in the Middle Ages, 500–1500 Averroes' Enlightenment legacy: An intellectual earthquake

Theologian Karl-Josef Kuschel (source: YouTube)

Non-fiction: Karl-Josef Kuschel′s ″Christmas and the Qu′ran″

When love comes down

″Christmas and the Qu′ran″, Karl-Josef Kuschel′s scholarly examination of the Christmas story in the light of the New Testament and the Koran, digs deep to deliver a message of hope. Lucy James read the bookMore

Interview with Imam Benjamin Idriz: Questioning tradition Non-fiction: Mustafa Akyol′s ″The Islamic Jesus″: The heart of the matter Christianity and Islam in dialogue: Forget ″them and us″!

Symbolic image of church and mosque (photo: AP)

″Remembered Future″ interfaith project

Using religion to stop religious wars

In Germany, refugees from Syria, Iraq and Yemen may end up living next door to compatriots who were on the other side in the civil war. How can those who have fled their homeland also leave its conflicts behind them? Susanne Kaiser presents the project "Remembered Future"More

Official "Remembered Future" project Abduction in Syria of Paolo Dall'Oglio: A voice of peace in a wilderness of violence Qantara dossier: "Dialogue of religions"

People grieve at a memorial held to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, 07.04.2014 (photo: Getty Images)

Muslims against the Rwandan genocide

No-one has the right to kill!

As genocidal violence broke out against the Tutsis in Rwanda back in 1994, it appeared no-one was safe. But one small religious minority refused to take part: Rwandan Muslims. They mounted peaceful resistance to the horrors, saving many innocent lives in the process. By Markus WeingardtMore

Religious hatred in Paradise Islam and Sharia in Africa: More than just slavery Qantara dossier: "Islam in Africa"

′Ottoman Hostel′ Sufi centre in Germany′s Eifel region (photo: DW/M. Odabasi)

Religious freedom in Germany

Constitutionally irrelevant

Does Islam have to be compatible with the German constitution, as the AfD is demanding? The question is pointless: the constitution requires nothing of the sort – from either Muslims or Christians. By Dieter GrimmMore

The rights of Muslims in Germany: Protected by the German constitution Interview with Friedrich Wilhelm Graf: "We should not baptise the Basic Law"Islam and Enlightenment: Of culture clash and Constitution

Luther monument in Mohra, Germany (photo: picture-alliance/dpa)

Reformation Day and Islam in Germany

A chorus of convictions

Five hundred years after the posting of Martin Luther's theses, Germany remains a predominantly Christian nation. But Islam is also part of the fabric of Germany – if for no other reason than the three-and-a-half-million Muslims who live here and have the right, thanks to the constitution, to practise their faith freely. By Alexander GoerlachMore

Islam and enlightenment: Beware of the myth The Reform Islam debate: Islam doesn′t need a Martin Luther!Qantara dossier: "Dialogue of religions"

Symbolic image of interfaith dialogue; a cross and a minaret (photo: Keystone)

Christianity and Islam in dialogue

Forget ″them and us″!

Interfaith dialogue can only succeed if its actors stop fomenting value judgements from history. Essay by Alexander GoerlachMore

"The Clash of Civilisations": Where Huntington got it wrong Right-wing populism in Europe and the USA: The politics of Islamophobia Qantara dossier: "Dialogue of religions"

Symbolic image: Muslim prayer chain and prayer cap (photo: Getty Images/AFP)

Atheism in the Arab World

The dictators' scourge: Of 'heresy' and humanists

Posing as guardians of the faith, many Arabic regimes abuse their religious power in order to compensate for their states′ lack of democratic legitimacy. Hardly surprising, then, that they regard as atheism as an existential danger. Essay by Brian WhitakerMore

Atheism in Saudi Arabia: God's own country Atheism in Egypt: Breaking the taboo Turning away from Shia in Iran: ''A tsunami of atheism''

Religious scholar Michael Blume (photo: picture-alliance/dpa/Horst Galuschka)

Interview with religious scholar Michael Blume

Turning away from Islam: Muslims beat a silent retreat

Is Germany home to a self-assured Islam and Muslims confident in their faith? It doesn't seem that way, says the religious scholar Michael Blume in interview with Christoph Hasselbach. Instead, Islam is in serious crisisMore

The secularisation of Muslims: Silent withdrawal Islam and enlightenment: Beware of the myth The Islam debate: The dual consciousness of Muslims

Catholic and Orthodox churches in Elbasan (photo: DW/Lindita Arapi)

Interfaith dialogue in Albania

Loving their neighbours

Three houses of worship stand in close proximity – a mosque, a Catholic church and an Orthodox church: Elbasan's old town is a veritable symbol of religious tolerance in Albania. Extremists do not appreciate this image. By Lindita ArapiMore

Muslims in Bosnia Herzegovina: Help is at hand Sufi orders in southwest Kosovo: The dervishes of Prizren The Lipka Tatars of Eastern Europe

Islamic studies scholar Armina Omerika (photo: Goethe-Universitat Frankfurt am Main)

Interview with Islamic studies scholar Armina Omerika

"Muslims need new ways to approach their religious heritage"

The German Evangelical Church′s relationship with Luther shows Muslims that it′s possible to find and develop a way of engaging critically with your own religious tradition, says Islamic studies scholar Armina Omerika in interview with Canan TopcuMore

The Reform Islam debate: Islam doesn′t need a Martin Luther!Islam and religious freedom: Coercion leads to hypocrisy Interview with Maha El-Kaisy-Friemuth: "We urgently need reform within Islam"

Pope Francis meets Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb during his visit to Al-Azhar University in Cairo (photo: Reuters)

Pope Francis’ visit to Al-Azhar

Who holds sway over religious identity?

The Muslim world is in upheaval: who will have the authority to interpret the teachings of Islam in future? Cairo′s Al-Azhar University regards itself as fit for the job. But the times are changing and the master may yet become the student. Indeed the pope′s visit was literally something of a god-send. By Alexander GoerlachMore

Interview with Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, grand imam of al-Azhar University: "What the Islamist armed movements are doing is wrong"Azhar imam to urge tolerance in historic meeting with the Pope Qantara dossier: "Dialogue of Religions"

Muslims praying during Eid ul-Adha celebrations at the Al-Huda Islamic Centre in Athens (photo: picture-alliance/AP)

Islam in Greece

A mosque for Athens

Until now, Muslims living in the Greek capital have had to pray on private premises. The first official mosque is due to open in May – after decades of stalling tactics by the Orthodox Christian nation. Mey Dudin reports from AthensMore

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