Muslim Life in Germany - Deutsche Islam Konferenz

162 Religiousness and religious practice
attributable to the fact that religious minorities are particularly
apt to pursue institutionalised self-organisation as a means of
effectively representing their interests.
14 per cent of interviewees state that they are actively involved
in a religious organisation or community. Virtually no
differences apply here between Muslims and members of other
religions. 13 per cent of Muslim interviewees state that they are
actively involved in a religious organisation, while the corresponding
figure among members of other religions stands at 15
per cent (not shown). A differentiated breakdown according to
regions of origin reveals a general trend towards a higher level
of active involvement among most groups of origin of members
of other religions (figure 45). A particularly high level of active
involvement is to be observed among members of other religions
from Turkey and the other parts of Africa. Only among the
East Asians are a higher proportion of Muslims actively involved
in religious organisations.