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the many sides of muslim integration
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1 die Bundesregierung, “regierungserklärung des Bundesministers des
innern, dr. Wolfgang schäuble, zur deutschen islamkonferenz vor dem
deutschen Bundestag am 28 september 2006 in Berlin,” Berlin, 28
september 2006, < http://www.bundesregierung.de/
nn_1514/Content/de/Bulletin/2006/09/93-1-bmi-islamkonferenz-bt.html>
(15 may 2010).
2 the White house, “remarks by the President on a new Beginning,”
Cairo university, Cairo, egypt, 4 June 2009,
< http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-cairouniversity-6-04-09>
(15 may 2010).
3 Quoted in nicole goebel, “Prejudice still has a hold on german
attitudes to turkish Culture,” Deutsche Welle, 31 march 2010,
(1 June 2010).
4 gallup, “religious Perceptions in america. With an in-depth analysis
of u.s. attitudes toward muslims and islam,” 2009, p. 4.
5 Quoted in The Economist, “Constructing Conflict: the Politics of
mosque-Building,” The Economist, 30 august 2007.
6 an important statement by merkel against islamophobia and for mutual
tolerance came not as a separate initiative, but as a response to a question
in an interview about the 65th anniversary of World War ii, antisemitism,
and the holocaust. see “angela merkel über antisemitismus,”
sZ WoChenende, Süddeutsche Zeitung, 8 may 2010.
7 deutsche islam Konferenz, “’teilhabe stärken’ – auftakt der deutschen
islam Konferenz,” 2010, . in his Cairo speech, obama
emphasized the right to be different and freedom of religion, including
“what clothes a woman should wear.”
8 for extensive information on the work of the Conference, see
.
9 mounir azzaoui, “auf die moscheen bauen,” die tageszeitung, 23
march 2010; islam.de, “Vertrauen verspielt und islamkonferenz abgewertet,”
17 may 2010, (20 may 2010);
Barbara John, “ein Zwischenruf zur islamkonferenz,” Der Tagesspiegel,
16 may 2010.
10 see andrea elliott, “White house Quietly Courts muslim in u.s.,” The
New York Times, 18 april 2010.
11 ibid.
12 u.s. department of state, “remarks by President obama at the
Presidential summit on entrepreneurship,” Washington, 26 april 2010,
(26 may
2010).
13 auswärtiges amt, “gemeinsam für mehr Verständigung,”
;
“interkultureller dialog,” < http://www.auswaertigesamt.de/diplo/de/aussenpolitik/Kulturdialog/interkulturellerdialog/
uebersicht.html>; “islamdialog konkret,” .
14 die Bundeskanzlerin, “rede von Bundeskanzlerin angela merkel im
museum für islamische Kunst in doha,” 27 may 2010,
(4 June 2010).
15 die Bundeskanzlerin, “rede von Bundeskanzlerin angela merkel auf
der tagung der deutsch-emiraten gemischten Wirtschaftskommission,”
abu dhabi, 25 may 2010, ;
“rede der Bundeskanzlerin bei der eröffnung der deutsch-saudi-arabischen
Wirtschaftskonferenz in djidda,” 26 may 2010,
(4 June 2010).
16 die Bundeskanzlerin, “rede der Bundeskanzlerin beim deutschtürkischen
Wirtschaftsforum,” istanbul, 30 march 2010,
14
(4
June 2010).
17 u.s. department of state, farah anwar Pandith, “muslim
engagement in the 21st Century,” medford, massachusetts, 28 January
2010, (26 may 2010);
auswärtiges amt, “rede von außenminister guido Westerwelle
anlässlich der Botschafterkonferenz des türkischen außeministeriums in
ankara,” 7 January 2010,
(4 June 2010).
18 “a model system Versus a mediocre system? a Comparison of
muslim immigration and integration in the u.s. and germany,” summary
of conference, american institute for Contemporary german studies,
Washington, dC, 8 october 2009,
.
19 Bundesamt für migration und flüchtlinge, muslimisches leben in
deutschland, Forschungsbericht 6, nürnberg, June 2009, p. 297.
20 Public agenda, “a Place to Call home. Part three: Common threads,
different Voices,” 2009.
21 allied media Corp, “muslim american demographic facts,”
(1 June 2010).
22 on the new york situation, see Associated Press, “nyC Community
Board oks ground Zero mosque Plans,” Associated Press, 26 may
2010. on opposition elsewhere in the u.s., see omar sacirbey, “swiss
aren’t alone in resisting mosque Construction,“ The Houston Chronicle,
11 december 2009.
23 for the islam conference’s concern about stereotyping of muslims by
various media, see ; and (1 June 2010).
24 on foreign imams, see ; and
http://www.deutsche-islam-konferenz.de/
cln_110/nn_1874930/subsites/diK/de/imametheologie/imamausbildun
gen/imamausbildungen-node.html?__nnn=true> (1 June 2010).
25 tom a. Peter, “Cultures Clash in u.s. mosques,” The Christian
Science Monitor, 17 may 2007.
26 michelle Boorstein, “american muslim finds obstacles in Quest to
Become an imam,” The Washington Post, 1 april 2010.
27 Quoted in Vidushi sinha, “young muslims in u.s. seek homegrown
imams,” Voice of America News, 16 april 2010,
(1 June 2010).
28 the Chicago Council on global affairs, “report of the task force on
muslim american Civic and Political engagement,” 2007.
29 President obama singled out these two Congressmen in his 26 april
2010 speech at the Presidential summit on entrepreneurship, a central
element of his outreach to muslims abroad. see (26 may 2010).
30 see the interview with omid nouripour, “islampolitik ist nur ein teil
meines Portfolios,” deutsche islam Konferenz, 8 January 2010,
(20 may 2010).