[Ennahar] The German Minister of Education Annette Schavan wants imams teach courses in Islamic religions in schools, in an interview with the weekly Die Zeit to be published Thursday.
In Germany, where church and state are not separate, the schools provide religious instruction, Catholic or Protestant to students.
They could be "used in schools" at halftime, as "priests," said Schavan to Die Zeit. She nevertheless conditioned their hiring that they are trained at university in Germany.
Four new institutes devoted to Islamic theology are being created in the universities of Tübingen (southwest), Erlangen (south), Osnabrück / Münster (west) and Frankfurt (center), with support from the Department of research.
Between 3.8 and 4.3 million Mohammedans (45% have German nationality) currently living in Germany with 82 million inhabitants. The Turks form the largest community with 2.5 million people.
Like most European countries, Germany, with one third of Catholics, Protestants and all the rest being of another religion or no religion, is confronted with the thorny issue of integration of this population.
According to a study published by Die Zeit in December, two out of five Germans feel threatened by Islam, more than the French, Dutch, Danish or Portuguese.
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Yah, jihad is all defensive. Shariah is just. Sex is for male pleasure. Jews are treacherous. Bethleham is for muslims. Everything you need in the modern world.
[Arab News] Defense lawyers sought Wednesday to discredit a judge who ordered Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders to face trial on charges of inciting hatred against Mohammedans.
Wilders, leader of the country's third-largest political party, says he has done nothing wrong by expressing his opinions against Islam and the Holy Qur'an.
Defense witness Hans Jansen, a retired professor of Arabic and Islamic studies, testified that he had been approached at a dinner by appeals judge Tom Schalken to discuss the Wilders case shortly before the trial was to start. Defense lawyers argue that contact was inappropriate and grounds for dismissing the hate speech case.
Schalken sat on the panel that ordered Wilders' case to proceed, even after prosecutors had refused to press charges and a trial court had endorsed that decision.
"Do you think that he(Schalken) tried to influence your testimony?" defense lawyer Bram Moszkowicz asked Jansen.
"Yes. I think he did," Jansen answered.
Schalken, testifying later, denied trying to influence Jansen or having committed any impropriety. He said he was surprised to learn that Jansen considered Wilders' prosecution a "witch hunt." Schalken said he didn't think that Jansen understood the appeals panel's reasoning, so he tried to explain it to him "so he could form his viewpoint on the basis of the right foundation." Judges are expected to rule on the motion for dismissal on Friday.
Wilders says the trial is about his right to free speech.
Dutch Mohammedans who pressed for the trial say it is about their right to practice their religion freely. They say Wilders' strident anti-Islam tone has led to increased discrimination against them and even attacks on mosques.
Wilders is charged with inciting hatred against Mohammedans based on their religion or race, and for "making statements insulting to Mohammedans as a group." Each charge carries a maximum sentence of one year imprisonment, although a fine would be more likely if he were found guilty.
Nearly 100 public remarks by Wilders have been entered into evidence. Typical among them was an interview published in De Volkskrant newspaper in which he said: Wilders' international profile grew after his short film "Fitna" aired in 2008, which equated Islam with violence and led to protests in Mohammedan countries. He announced earlier this month he is making a new film, this time about the life of the Prophet Muhammad ((PTUI!)).
His party is supporting a conservative minority Cabinet, in exchange for a promise of new rules curtailing immigration and banning niqab.
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Sounds like the judge is confused about the concept of free speech. It means that the public has unrestrained political speech, not that judges can seek to subvert the legal process.
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