Burhan Kesici
Burhan Kesici (* 1972 in Berlin ) is a German Islamic official. He has been chairman of the Islamic Council for the Federal Republic of Germany since 2015 and previously held various positions at the Islamic Federation in Berlin . Kesici is a member of the advisory board for Islamic religious instruction in North Rhine-Westphalia, appointed by the state government. The Coordination Council of Muslims (KRM) proposed him as a member of the advisory board for the course in Islamic theology at the University of Münster . However, after an intervention by the Federal Ministry of Education, this proposal was rejected by the management of the Münster University.
Life
Kesici grew up in a moderately religious family in Berlin-Spandau . On a pilgrimage he was convinced to lead a religious life.
In 1996, while studying political science at the Otto Suhr Institute of the Free University of Berlin , Kesici wrote a term paper in which he a. a. emphasizes the pre- enlightened Islamic unity of state and religion against the explicitly not mentioned secular principle of western democratic societies : “Islam provides for a unity between state and religion. They cannot be separated from each other. My analysis has shown me that all Muslims agree on this point. ... There must be people who want an Islamic order and who are working towards it. If they live Islam, then they can also exercise an Islamic influence on society, which will also affect the state ”.
After his studies, Kesici became a member of the Islamic Federation in Berlin. He describes himself as " conservative ".
Web links
- Report at www.tagesspiegel.de
- "The relationship between state and religion in Islam" , Kesici's student term paper at the Free University of Berlin, FB 15, summer semester 1996
- Video Forum on Friday: Burhan Kesici - Portrait of a Berliner (September 6, 2007) in the ZDFmediathek , accessed on January 25, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Burhan Kesici: The relationship between state and religion in Islam. Enfal Islampage, accessed June 24, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kesici, Burhan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German General Secretary of the Islamic Council |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |