Muslim Life in Germany - Deutsche Islam Konferenz

142 Religiousness and religious practice
responding figure for Muslim men stands at 29 per cent. This
result is consistent with the findings of the Religionsmonitor,
which states that considerably more Muslim women than Muslim
men in Germany pray several times a day (Wunn 2008: 63).
The differences between the genders are visible in all groups
of origin with the exception of the Muslims from Central Asia.
However, the higher frequency of prayer among male Muslims
from Central Asia should not be over-interpreted, due to the
small number of cases within this group.
Figure 31: Share of interviewed Muslims who pray daily according to
region of origin and gender (in per cent)
100,0
80,0
60,0
40,0
20,0
0,0
9,9
14,2
Southeast
Europe
28,2
40,8
71,4
7,7
Turkey Central
Asia/CIS
13,5
27,3
40,5
50,0
Iran South/
Southeast
Asia
Source: MLG 2008, dataset of interviewees aged 16 and over, weighted.
Unweighted number of cases: 2,443
36,4
53,1
Middle
Eas t
48,2
58,3
North
Africa
54,5
66,7
other parts
of Africa
29,4
39,1
total
male female
Celebration of religious festivals
Muslims state more frequently than members of other
religions that they celebrate religious festivals and holidays
(figure 32). 69 per cent answered in the affirmative the question,
whether the major religious festivals of their own religious community
are celebrated. Affirmative responses to the same ques-