Quran in the classroom: Few Muslims attend Islamic education in school
The number of participants is increasing, but only a small proportion of Muslim pupils attend Islamic education classes. Why this is the case and how different the offerings are in the countries.
The number of participants in Islamic religious instruction in German schools has doubled to around 84,000 students since 2015. However, this does not reflect a corresponding increase in the proportion of Muslim students attending such classes, due to an increase in the number of Muslims living in Germany, estimated to be between 6.6 and 7 million.
Islamic instruction is offered in nine states, but not in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Thuringia, and Brandenburg. Participation rates vary widely, with only 2% of Muslim students attending in Saarland, and 15% in Bavaria, where the state is responsible for the instruction. Islamwissenschaftler Mathias Rohe advocates for expanding the offer, citing the need to counter islamist online propaganda.
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