Launch of "Muslims in Berlin"

A report on everyday experiences of Muslim and non-Muslim residents in Berlin-Kreuzberg

27th April 2010; Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin

The Open Society Institute and the British Council jointly launched this Berlin-specific report as part of the At Home in Europe project of the Open Society Institute.

This report is the result of research undertaken on the level and nature of integration of Muslims in eleven cities across Europe (Antwerp, Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Leicester, London, Marseille, Paris, Rotterdam, and Stockholm) as part of a project which works to advance and promote sustainable integration of minority groups in Western Europe.

Through engagement with policymakers and communities, the research examined the political, social, and economic participation of Muslims and other marginalized groups at local, national, and European levels.









Panelists

• Professor Dr Werner Schiffauer, Europe University Viadrina, Frankfurt/Oder
• Aiman A. Mazyek, Secretary General of the Council of Muslims in Germany
• Arzu Değirmenci, student and participant in the Bertelsmann Foundation leadership programme
• Hatice Akyün, journalist and author

For more details on At Home in Europe, please go to www.soros.org/initiatives/home.


Are Berlin's Muslims a Model for Integration? is Siobhán Dowling related article for SPIEGEL Online.