Transcript 2011-02-09 What policies towards Islam pp[1].

Take care: people—not The
Islam > Muslims
Indians
Pakistani
Indonesians
Mid-Americas (Guiyana,
Surinam)
Turks
Moroccans
Algerians
Tunisians
Egyptians
Iraqi
Iranians
Somalians
Cultural differences
Different theological schools
Different layers of the Eur.
society
Acceptance of difference
Education in Islam
Social Cohesion
‘Equal treatment’
Entrance Hossein Moskee,
Friday 23-2-2008–mobile police
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‘In ... we are accepted as Moroccans but not
as Muslims’ (Casablanca)
‘In this country I have to leave my religion at
home to be accepted. But if I have to leave my
religion at home, I cannot come because my
religion, that’s me’ (Afr. Christian, UK 2007)
all states have to compromise (laic or not)
 Religion > Heart, will, conscience
EU-Muslims need education
about Islam (‘do we believe in God?’)
EU-citizens need knowledge
about Islam (islamophobia)
Muslim leadership need training
IN Islam: Theology
•Fiqh – new questions
•Kalam-dialogue-hermeneutics
•Knowledge of EU culture
(Enlightenment/Verlichting)
1) Worldviews: values, ideals (also for society)
◦ Communities: churches, zendo, movements
(animals), mosques
◦ Freedom of organisation
2) Modern complex society needs social
cohesion and virtues (Who will guard the
guards?)
The state depends on value-traditions and can
facilitate them
The state cooperates with Isl. organisations:
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to help Muslims to become members of the
EU states in their own right
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for social cohesion
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and for the security reasons
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The troublesome discussion on Leitkultur,
identité française, and constitutional values
Common values are not innate
 they have grown in history
 Diversity
requires dialogue (and education)
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National representation of Muslims in EUcountries
 Pace laity, pace Landeshoheit
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Islamic States (e.g. Egypt, Morocco)
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ministers of religious affairs appoint imams
traditional education
 Mosques
of guestworkers
 Turkish (also free Islamic movements)
 Mediterrenian: loose organisations (network)
Respect diversity and the nature of
those other traditions—also in
representation
Advice:
high-quality education on Islam,
Educate imams who are at home in
Western society & academia and are
authentically Muslim
Dialogue instead of privatisation of
religion