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Friday, March 14, 2008
German Schools Will Offer Course In Islam As Alternative
In German schools, students are required to take classes in religion. Currently they have a choice of courses in Roman Catholicism, Protestantism or Judaism, and in many schools an alternative course in ethics. According to yesterday's International Herald Tribune, Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble has decided that schools should also offer a course in Islam as an alternative. An agreement will need to be worked out with leaders of Germany's Muslim community to effectuate the change. Most Muslims in Germany are Turks. Schäuble says the course in Islam must be offered in German.