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Interview with Geert Mak

A Basic Mood of Xenophobia in the Netherlands

The right-wing populist Geert Wilders is causing an uproar in the Netherlands with his plans to make a film about the Koran. A new caricature debacle is not in the offing this time, however, says publicist Geert Mak. Nevertheless, a nervous mood prevails. Interview by Daniel Bax
Commentary by Ian Buruma

The Strange Death of Multiculturalism

Enlightenment values are sometimes used in a very dogmatic way against Muslims – but the real reason for defending Enlightenment values is that they are based on good ideas, and not because they are "our culture," says Ian Buruma
Aniconism in Islam

From Koran to Caricature Debate

Since the caricature debate, if not before, questions have been asked about the role the ban on images actually plays in Islam. Nimet Seker has read the new book on the subject by the Geneva-based scholar of Islam, Silvia Naef
Debate on New Mosque Buildings

Too Weak to Bear outside Influence?

The frequent resistance against the construction of mosques in Germany derives from many sources: an instable German identity, cultural and religious insecurity, and fear of Islam, perceived as a threat. An essay by Salomon Korn
Interview with Olivier Roy

Muslim Radicals Are Perfectly "Westernised"

Olivier Roy is one of the most renowned experts on political Islam. In this interview with Michael Hesse, he talks about religious fundamentalism, Islam in Europe, and explains why the Muslim middle classes in the West ought to be recognized as a western faith community, not as an alien culture
Islamic Architecture

Modern Houses of Worship: Mosques in the USA

In the United States there are over 200 mosques that combine traditional designs from Islamic countries with modern American architecture. A report by Abdul-Ahmad Rashid
Media and Integration

Politics as a Corrective of the Fourth Estate

Whilst Germany's leading politicians are striving to find new ways to integrate the country's immigrants, journalists are increasingly displaying an uninhibited petty bourgeois mindset. Politics as a corrective of the fourth estate – a paradox of German history, says Eberhard Seidel
Immigrants in the Distorting Mirror of the Media

Stirring Things Up for Immigrants

Media reporting on immigrants has taken on a harsher tone since the terrorist attacks of September 11. Some old prejudices are back in fashion and being joined by some that are completely new. Christoph Butterwegge has been assessing the mood in Germany
Interview with Germany's Interior Minister Schäuble

"We Must Give the Muslims Time"

How can one bring about peace among the various religions? An interview with the German interior minister and protestant Wolfgang Schäuble on the integration of Muslims into the value system of the German constitution. Interview: Patrick Bahners
The Third "German Islam Conference"

Muslim Pluralism Must Be Encouraged

The third "Islam Conference" has shown once more: the debate about institutionalising Islam in Germany by creating a single umbrella organisation for all Muslims is one which raises questions as to whether such an organisation would be really representative. A commentary by Loay Mudhoon