Muslim Life in Germany - Deutsche Islam Konferenz

156 Religiousness and religious practice
It is thus appropriate to examine whether Muslims who
participate regularly in religious events maintain a higher level
of interethnic contact and are more commonly members of German
associations and organisations than Muslims who do not
avail themselves of the opportunities offered by religious organisations.
In this context it is also to be investigated whether any
differences apply here between Muslims and non-Muslims. To
this end, the four modes of contact with Germans – in the family,
at the workplace, in the neighbourhood and among friends
– are combined to establish a four-stage index. The frequency of
attendance of worship is employed as an indicator of religious
integration.
The available data fails to substantiate the hypothesis that
Muslim persons who attend religious events regularly also have
more regular contact with Germans in their neighbourhoods
(figure 41).
Among Muslims, those who rarely attend worship or
religious events have the most contact with Germans (80 per
cent). In the reference group of members of other religions,
too, interviewees who rarely attend religious events have the
most frequent contact with Germans (86 per cent). Among Muslims,
regular attenders of worship have the least contact with
Germans. Among the members of other religions, persons who
never attend religious events have the least interethnic contact
with Germans.