Muslim Life in Germany - Deutsche Islam Konferenz

252 Aspects of Integration
The German trade unions rank second in terms of membership.
Almost one in five Muslims state that they are members
of a trade union. According to the study conducted by the
Centre for Turkish Studies, trade unions enjoy by far the highest
level of membership among German organisations (Halm/
Sauer 2007: 53). 11 per cent of Muslims are members of a German
professional association. 10 per cent respectively are members
of a leisure organisation focusing on young people or senior
citizens, an educational organisation or a cultural organisation
devoted to music and dance. These are followed in the rankings
by welfare organisations (7 per cent), organisations or groups
with political links (4 per cent) and political parties (3 per cent).
Women’s organisations rank bottom, with just under 2 per cent
of interviewees belonging to such organisations. This low share
is attributable in part to the fact that women’s organisations are
directed by their very nature first and foremost towards women
and thus only appeal to around half of the interviewed section
of the population. 7 per cent of the interviewees state that they
are members of other associations and organisations.
Figure 69: Membership of organisations among interviewed Muslims
according to type of organisation in Germany (in per cent)
Sports club
Trade union
Professional association
Leisure organisation
Educational organisation
Cultural organisation
Welfare organisation
Other
Political group
Political party
2,8
Women's organisation 1,8
4,3
6,5
7,4
10,3
9,7
9,7
11,2
19,6
28,3
0,0 5,0 10,0 15,0 20,0 25,0 30,0
Source: MLG 2008, dataset of interviewees aged 16 and over, weighted.
Unweighted number of cases: 2,390