Source: DW
A new study has found that 54,000 high school students in Germany receive Islam religion lessons — but 10 times as many would be interested. Experts say religion classes encourage integration and counter extremism.
Not enough German high school students receive Islam religion lessons, according to a new study by the media info service Mediendienst Integration.
Around 54,000 students at 800 schools across the country currently receive Islam religion lessons, a significant increase on the 42,000 who attended such lessons two years ago, according to official statistics from Germany’s 16 state education ministries.
But this is still much less than the 580,000 students who would potentially be interested in such lessons, a number that came out of a 2008 report entitled “Muslim Life in Germany” carried out by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF). Given that this survey was carried out before the recent refugee influx into Germany, that figure is likely to be even higher now. Though exact figures are not known, Rauf Ceylan, professor for contemporary Islamic studies at the University of Osnabrück, believes the number of Muslim children aged six to 18 at German schools is around 750,000 to 800,000.
Reblogged this on Progressive Islam. and commented:
Progressive Muslim do not support the religion on school. There are many religion and belifs, so it is not appropriate to teach religion on School.
Religions should be at private school or at home.
All our love ❤️
Religion taught in a ‘neutral’ way at school is knowledge. How can one ignore knowledge in schools?
Well I agree, if it counters terrorism and extremists as well as encourages integration than it would be a great step in right direction for the youth that needs leadership, cultivation, brotherhood, appropriate knowledge with comprehension and integration.