AAKM-Cemevi
The AAKM-Cemevi is an Alevi prayer house and community center in Berlin and is run by the association “Almanya Alevi Birlikleri Federasyonn” ( Alevi Congregation in Germany ).
General information
The Cemevi was opened by Otto Schily on November 6, 1999 and in 2006, alongside seventy-six mosques, it is still the only place of worship in the capital of the Islamic movement , which is not officially recognized in Turkey and to which a large number of Muslims who immigrated from Turkey belong. The cultural center around the AAKM-Cemevi alone has 9,000 members.
building
The Cemevi was originally a New Apostolic Church . The building on Waldemarstrasse in Berlin-Kreuzberg has belonged to the Alevi cultural association since the 1990s .
meaning
The Berlin politician Özcan Mutlu made his opening speech about the importance of the AAKM-Cem-Haus in Berlin:
- “The establishment of a Cem house in the federal capital is very important because after decades of assimilation policy in the countries of origin, the Alevis in Europe and Germany were given the opportunity to profess their beliefs and their origins and to express themselves. The free democratic basic order allows one to experience, to live and to cultivate one's faith. Today we find an Alevi community that is fighting on the one hand for existence and on the other is going through a process of self-discovery. During these times, the Cem houses are of great importance. They function as places of emancipation and opening at the same time. They promote integration and contribute to the coexistence of cultures. "
Web links
- Website of the City of Berlin (PDF file; 2.30 MB)
Single receipts
- ↑ Alevis: How Muslim is Turkey? ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Qantara on January 5, 2005
- ↑ Speech on the occasion of the opening of the Cem-Evi in Berlin ( Memento of August 4, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ), November 6, 1999
