Muslim Life in Germany - Deutsche Islam Konferenz

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A breakdown of membership according to type of organisation
relating specifically to the country of origin results in a
slightly different order of preference. Cultural organisations
lead the field, with just under 9 per cent of all interviewed Muslims
members of such organisations (figure 70). An only slightly
lower proportion of Muslims are members of a sports organisation
linked to their country of origin (8 per cent). The next
positions are occupied by organisations linked to the country
of origin which relate to the world of work or education, such
as educational organisations (5 per cent), trade unions or professional
associations (4 per cent each). Smaller proportions of
interviewees are members of welfare organisations (3 per cent),
political groups (2 per cent), women’s organisations (1 per cent)
and political parties (under 1 per cent). Around 2 per cent of interviewees
are members of other organisations linked to their
country of origin.
Figure 70: Membership of organisations relating to country of origin
among interviewed Muslims according to type of organisation
(in per cent)
Cultural organisation
Sports club
Educational organisation
Leisure organisation
Trade union
Professional association
Welfare organisation
Other
2,2
Political group 1,6
Women's organisation 1,4
Political party 1,3
2,8
4,0
3,6
4,5
4,3
8,5
8,1
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: 2,446