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See also Germany in 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021. Introduction In 2015, four major developments and trends regarding the Muslim population and the public debate on Islam can be discerned. First, security issues in the aftermath of the Paris attacks in early and late 2015 were vividly debated, and programmes aimed at preventing Muslim religious extremism and dealing with extremists were set up on a broad level. Second, a milestone decision of the Federal Constitution…

See also Germany in 2008 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021. 1 Muslim Populations There are no official statistics on the religious affiliation of the German population. According to figures based on representative polls published in June 2009 by the Federal Agency for Migration and Refugees and the German Islam Conference, there are between 3.8 and 4.3 million Muslims living in the country, including about 2 million German citizens, mostly of a migrant background. Most of the M…

See also Germany in 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021. 1 Muslim Populations The presence of considerable numbers of Muslims in Germany is a relatively new phenomenon, as compared to the UK or France. Since the 1960s, thousands of so-called “Gastarbeiter” (guest workers) were attracted to work in Germany with many of them being Turkish nationals, followed by people from the Balkan region (mainly Yugoslavia and Albania). Therefore, in sum, Islamic life in Germany is very muc…

See also Germany in 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021. Introduction In 2014, three major developments and trends regarding the Muslim population and the public debate on Islam can be discerned. First, the spread of the so-called Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (isis) and the involvement of German Muslims in its activities had an overwhelming effect on public debates regarding Islam. On a nearly daily basis, the possible impact of radicalisation among some Muslims—amounting to roughly 0.15% of all Muslims living in the country1 —on daily life …

See also Germany in 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021. 1 Muslim Populations The presence of considerable numbers of Muslims in Germany is a relatively new phenomenon, as compared to the UK or France. The majority of Muslims living in Germany are of Turkish origin. Since the 1960s thousands of so-called “Gastarbeiter” (guest workers) were attracted to work in Germany with many of them being Turkish nationals, followed by people from the Balkan region (mainly ex-Yugoslavia a…

See also Germany in 2008 | 2009 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021. 1 Muslim Populations The presence of considerable numbers of Muslims in Germany is a relatively new phenomenon, as compared to the UK or France. The majority of Muslims living in Germany are of Turkish origin. Since the 1960’s thousands of so-called “Gastarbeiter” (guest workers) were attracted to work in Germany with many of them being Turkish nationals. Therefore in sum Islamic life in Germany is very much of a Turki…

See also Germany in 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021. 1 Muslim Populations The presence of considerable numbers of Muslims in Germany is a relatively new phenomenon if compared with the uk or France. Since the 1960s, thousands of so-called “Gastarbeiter” (guest workers) were attracted to work in Germany with many of them being Turkish nationals, followed by people from the Balkan region (mainly Yugoslavia and Albania). Besides that, there was a continuous immigration of often well-educated…