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Interview with Bülent Ucar

"Fear of an Imposed State-approved Version of Islam"

According to Bülent Ucar, chair of Islamic Religious Education Studies at the University of Osnabrück, the religiously neutral state should not become embroiled in specific questions of Islamic theology. But he does expect the Muslim organisations to undergo major restructuring. Elbeyi Güvercin talked to Bülent Ucar
Criticism of Islamic Theologian Muhammad Kalisch

Doubt about Muhammad's Existence Poses Threat to Islamic Religious Education

Muhammad Sven Kalisch is an Islamic researcher at the University of Münster. He is also the first person in Germany to hold a Chair of Islamic Religion. Kalisch's recent public admission that he is unsure whether the Prophet Muhammad was actually a historical person has got him into hot water. Peter Philipp has the details
Islam Lessons at German Schools

"We Pretend You're a Church"

Because Germany's Muslims don't have a central institution to represent them, it is difficult to organise Islam lessons at German schools. One primary school has got round this problem with a clever trick, as Christiane Hawranek reports
Islam Criticism in Germany

The Uprising of the Indecent

A riposte from society's middle ground: with his book "The Alarmists", Patrick Bahners wades through the murky depths of criticism of Islam in Germany and warns against a brutalisation of public life. A review by Daniel Bax
Soccer in Afghanistan

Hope at the Bottom of the FIFA World Rankings

More than two decades of war and strife have relegated Afghanistan to the bottom of the world rankings. With the overthrow of the Taliban though, things are slowly changing in the country at the Western edge of the Himalayas
The Integrative Power of Football

Those who score, get to pray to Allah

It appears as if Islam is always perceived only as a threat. Yet, when soccer players pray to Allah, it is a popularly acclaimed declaration of faith. Nonetheless, the football pitch still has a long way to go to becoming a multicultural paradise, says Claus Leggewie
Portrait of the Footballer Fatmire Bajramaj

From Refugee to World Champion

Fatmire "Lira" Bajramaj is the superstar of German women's football. The young Muslim shot goals on a TV sports show in high heels, wears makeup on the pitch and is active in integration projects. She recently published her biography at the tender age of 22. By André Tucic
International Ladies' Soccer Team Berlin

''You Can Play Football Wearing a Headscarf If Necessary''

They still encounter rejection and prejudice now and then, but their enthusiasm for sport knows no bounds. Eighteen female soccer players from six different countries train for the Turkish club "Al Dersim Spor". By Ariana Mirza
Islam in Germany

Who Really Wants Muslim Integration?

Despite all their efforts to integrate, Muslims often have a problem of trust. Like the Muslim community in Penzberg, Bavaria: even though it has opened its doors and its mosque, it has been categorised as ‘anti-constitutional’ by the German state security services. By Claudia Mende
The Transparent Penzberg Mosque

No Longer in the Backyard

Almost whenever plans are made to build a mosque in Germany, there's a heated debate. But in the Bavarian town of Penzberg, a new mosque has had a positive influence on the way in which Muslims and Christians live together. Francisca Zecher reports