Muslim Life in Germany - Deutsche Islam Konferenz

18 Key findings
requirement for Islamic religious education. The results show,
that more than half of the Muslim pupils attend no religious
education or ethics lessons. This may be due to the fact that
there is insufficient provision. This assumption is backed up by
the fact that the majority of the Muslims (76 per cent) advocate
the introduction of Islamic or Alevitic religious education.
The findings enable a better understanding of the social
relevance of religious issues. They highlight both common
features and differences between Muslims and members of
other religions, as well as within individual denominations of
the Muslim community. Current debates on integration should
adequately reflect the diversity of Muslim life in the Federal Republic
of Germany by also taking into account smaller groups of
origin, such as from south-eastern Europe.
Integration of Muslims and other migrants from predominantly
Muslim countries of origin should not limit itself
to the religious target group. There rather should be a broader
approach. An important point of reference alongside language
training within nationwide integration courses is integration
through education. Despite the general educational advancement,
which can be determined across generations, there is still
a considerable number of school leavers without any qualifications
and a comparatively low share of High-School graduates
with access to university, which suggest continuous educational
deficits. In this respect, broadly and publicly discussed approaches
for fostering preschool-, school- and extracurricular
education of migrants must be implemented emphatically.