Muslim Life in Germany - Deutsche Islam Konferenz

254 Aspects of Integration
A breakdown of Muslims’ membership of organisations
according to regions of origin reveals a differentiated picture.
The rankings regarding membership of organisations vary according
to region of origin. Trade unions play only a minor role
for Iranians, for example, while a particularly high proportion
of Iranians are members of political groups and organisations
(table 43). A substantially high membership rate is to be observed
for virtually all types of clubs and organisations among
Muslims from other parts of Africa. Muslims from Central Asia/
CIS show a particular propensity for membership of sports
clubs, but otherwise largely shun clubs and organisations. It
is notable that Muslims from Southeast Europe state more frequently
than others that they are members of a women’s organisation,
while Muslims from Turkey and Central Asia virtually
never cite such membership.
Table 43: Membership of German organisations among interviewed Muslims
according to region of origin (in per cent); interviewees
were able to state more than one membership
Southeast
Europe
Turkey
Central
Asia/CIS
Iran
South/
Southeast
Asia
Midd-
North
le
Africa
East
other
parts of
Africa
Sports club 32,6 25,9 64,7 37,7 30,4 30,7 39,8 25,0
Trade union 17,9 22,4 - 5,8 8,7 10,6 14,0 25,0
Professional association 16,5 9,7 5,9 14,5 14,8 14,8 11,7 14,3
Leisure organisation 13,7 9,2 - 14,5 8,7 11,6 15,2 17,9
Educational organisation 6,7 9,5 11,8 13,0 10,4 12,2 10,5 17,9
Cultural organisation 10,2 9,6 11,8 13,0 8,7 10,1 7,6 21,4
Welfare organisation 6,7 7,4 - 4,3 10,4 7,9 7,0 21,4
Other 3,2 7,3 - 2,9 7,0 6,3 4,7 7,1
Political group 3,9 3,7 - 11,6 6,1 6,9 4,1 14,3
Political party 2,1 2,3 5,9 1,4 4,3 6,3 3,5 10,7
Women’s organisation 4,9 0,8 0,0 2,9 3,5 3,2 3,5 3,6
Source: MLG 2008, dataset of interviewees aged 16 and over, weighted.
Unweighted number of cases: 2,390