Muslim youth in Germany

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Muslim Youth in Germany eV
(MJD)
purpose Youth work for and with Muslim youth
Chair: Billal Kiani
Establishment date: 1994
Number of members: more than 900
Seat : Berlin
Website: [1]

The Muslim Youth in Germany (MJD) is a registered association based in Berlin .

Self-image

"An essential part of the self-image of the MJD is the German-Muslim identity. Young people actively experience that a religious awareness is very well compatible with the Western way of life. The MJD also strengthens the young people's awareness of democracy through its work. They are shown opportunities and perspectives that enables a life in a democratic society. Through its work, the MJD also strengthens the young people's awareness of democracy. They are shown opportunities and perspectives that make life in a democratic society possible.

A particular concern of the MJD is the promotion of a balanced understanding of religion. Far from extremes of any kind, this makes it easier for young people to shape their lives in the here and now.

The young people get to know volunteering as a pillar of an active democratic society in their daily work. They are also encouraged to expand this in various areas and thus contribute to the common good of society as a whole. Absolute gender equality is a matter of course for the MJD. This is reflected right from the start in the equal participation of both genders, especially at management level. "

organization

In 2013, the MJD had over 250 members - in 2019 there were 900, spread across around 30 local districts across Germany. Any Muslim youth group and any Muslim youth between the ages of 13 and 30 can become a member. The youth groups are separated by gender.

The MJD was founded in 1994 in the House of Islam in Lützelbach by a small group of young people around Muhammad Siddiq Borgfeldt . It emerged from one of the youth activities and used the premises there in the following years. Further chairmen of the MJD ("Amire" elected for two years) after the founding chairman Muhammad Siddiq (1994–1995) were Rüstü Aslandur, Raimund Hamid Prochaska, Imran Sagir, Khallad Swaid (2001), Bilal El-Zayat (2003–2005), Mohammed Nabil Abdulazim (2005-2009), Hischam Abul Ola (2009-). The MJD is a member of the Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organizations (FEMYSO), which it co-founded in 1996.

The MJD is financed from donations, membership fees, income from events and profits from the Green Palace media trade, as well as from state project funds. In the event of the association's dissolution, all of the MJD's assets will go to the international aid organization Islamic Relief . The MJD is not a recognized provider of extracurricular youth education. According to statements by the Berlin Office for the Protection of the Constitution in 2004, the MJD is said to be "closely linked to Islamist groups". However, he did not include the MJD in the annual report on the protection of the constitution.

Activities of the MJD

In addition to numerous leisure activities and seminars, the MJD also organizes an annual MJD meeting. She arranged scholarships for the Islamic private " Institut Européen des Sciences Humaines " in Château-Chinon and in 2007 Arabic courses in Damascus in cooperation with FEMYSO. In addition, the MJD initiated and organized numerous events and campaigns and sought cooperation with other youth associations in order to promote interreligious and intercultural dialogue.

In addition to the “Ta'ruf” project mentioned below, the MJD also organized the Entimon dialogue project “Together in Difference” in November 2003 together with the Catholic Young Congregation and the BJSD ( Federal Association of Jewish Students in Germany ). In addition, at the state level in North Rhine-Westphalia , the MJD, together with the Catholic state working groups for child and youth protection and open child and youth work , carries out the “Project Ready for Dialog”.

In the initiative "Project P - misch dich ein" carried out by the Federal Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth , the Federal Agency for Civic Education and the German Federal Youth Association in 2005, the political commitment of children and young people was promoted. The MJD contributed to the area of ​​"Living Worlds in Germany - Migration and Integration: The Coexistence of Cultures". In 2007 the MJD organized an interreligious weekend seminar on the subject of “Democracy and Religion” together with the Evangelical Youth Office in Württemberg and the Catholic Young Community in Rothenburg.

In January 2002 the MJD was awarded the Heinz Westphal Prize by the then Federal Youth Minister Christiane Bergmann and the chairman of the Federal Youth Association. The justification for the award states that the Muslim youth in Germany is an important point of contact for young Muslims and that they actively contribute to "improving the distorted image of Islam in the public and to educate people about Islam as a way of life". In addition, the commitment of the Muslim youth in the area of ​​intercultural dialogue was praised.

The State Youth Association of North Rhine-Westphalia awarded the MJD the Golden Hammer on March 24, 2011 in Dortmund. The youth minister Ute Schäfer as patron of the Golden Hammer for the award winners emphasized: “These young award winners deserve to be in the public spotlight. They are exemplary in their work against violence and racism and for democracy, human rights and tolerance, ”said Minister Schäfer.

From November 30th to December 2nd, 2002, an interreligious seminar took place in Berlin, in which 40 young people from different religions took part and which ended with a panel discussion in Bellevue Palace.

The Hessian State Parliament hopes to receive support from the MJD's expertise in preventing extremism and invited them to comment in 2015 with recommendations for action.

Under the patronage of the former Federal Youth Minister Manuela Schwesig, the MJD and the Association of Protestant Youth (aej) organized an interreligious project called "TeaTime", which wanted to motivate Muslims all over Germany to bring their neighbors to their homes. a. to invite over for a tea and to exchange ideas.

advancement

Federal Ministry of Family Affairs

In 2002 and 2003, the MJD received funding from the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs as part of the “Entimon - Together against violence and right-wing extremism” program for its “TA'RUF - Get to know!” Project. The project attracted young adults of different origins (Muslim and non-Muslim) as moderators between cultures and received words of praise from both schools and the press. However, the Tagesspiegel reported on November 7, 2003 of a Friday message from the MJD (“Friday nasiha”) and interpreted this message as an indirect call to “fight against the USA” and to stir up “hatred of Jews”. Chaban Salih, the MJD's school project manager at the time, distanced himself from such a statement by the embassy, ​​but appealed for understanding for the “very young group” of the authors. The Federal Ministry of Family Affairs regretted that the MJD had failed as a partner for intercultural projects. Since the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution reported on contacts between executives of the institution and the Muslim Brotherhood , funding was discontinued.

Baden-Württemberg

Since the discussion in Berlin and at the federal level in 2003/2004, there has been no direct state funding for the MJD. In the past, both in Baden-Württemberg and in other federal states, Muslim youth in Germany were under observation by the protection of the constitution .

In a project initially approved by the Ministry of the Interior of Baden-Württemberg (IM) as part of the “Crime Preventive Model Projects” program, the MJD was able in December 2007 because of information from the Office for the Protection of the Constitution that “the MJD has extremist tendencies and is being monitored by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution” and therefore “[e ] ine the MJD's influence on the overall project cannot be accepted ”. The MJD saw within the project “due to its many years of experience the chance to find better access to young people who had become suspicious and not only to prevent them from criminal acts through intensive care, but also to enable them to become productive members of society for the good of the community. ”At a discussion evening organized by the MJD on April 1, 2008 on the subject of“ Youth violence - how do Muslim youth organizations see the problem and what solutions are they pursuing? ”, members of the Baden-Württemberg state parliament , CDU parliamentary group chairman Stefan Mappus and Hagen attended Kluck , domestic policy spokesman for the FDP .

Protest against the headscarf ban

Together with the Central Council of Muslims , the “Initiative Berlin Muslims” and the Neukölln Al-Nur mosque , the MJD called on January 17, 2004 to protest against the headscarf ban . The demonstration took place in Berlin. The campaign campaigned against the “threat to religious freedom in Germany” and against a ban on religious beliefs from “schools and public spaces”. The plaintiff Fereshta Ludin , who had won the so-called headscarf ruling before the Federal Constitutional Court , was on the board of the MJD from 1997 to 1999.

Green Palace Publishing House

At the address of its Berlin office, the MJD also operated a book mail order company and bookshop, as well as its Green Palace publishing house, in order to "meet the need of Muslim youth for authentic and reliable literature on Islam and Muslims". The published authors include, for example, Tariq Ramadan and Mustafa Islamoglu, and the books sold also included those by Sayyid Qutb , Abdul 'Ala Maududi , Ahmad von Denffer , Amir Zaidan , Yusuf Islam and Amr Khaled, as well as the Gospel of Barnabas .

However, this operation was discontinued.

literature

  • Ahmet Cavuldak: Youth Scenes in Germany - Between Islam and Islamism . In: Analyzes & Arguments . No. 97 . Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung , Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-942775-52-6 , The Muslim Youth in Germany: A Youth Association Beyond the Umbrella Associations , p. 6 ( kas.de [PDF]).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.muslimischejugend.de/
  2. ↑ MJD eV | About us. Retrieved February 20, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b Minutes of the plenary 15/74. German Bundestag , 74th session, Berlin, November 12, 2003 (PDF file; 659 kB)
  4. ↑ a b Aspects of the endangerment of democracy in the city district Mitte and possibilities of intervention ( Memento from September 18, 2004 in the Internet Archive ), Claudia Dantschke, Center Democratic Culture, 2004
  5. ↑ Profile Rustu Aslandur. ( Memento from March 14, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) In: ka-news.de , May 29, 2002
  6. ^ FEMYSO - Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organizations »Member Organizations. Retrieved September 7, 2018 (American English).
  7. ↑ Who is the MJD? ( Memento from March 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) In: mjd-net.de , as of October 6, 2007
  8. ↑ Berlin Constitutional Protection Report 2004
  9. ^ Berlin Constitutional Protection Report 2006
  10. ↑ MJD Meetings website ( Memento from May 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  11. ↑ MJD 1. – 31. August 2007 in cooperation with FEMYSO
  12. ^ Together in Difference Together in Difference project page
  13. ^ Together in Difference Report. Muslim youth (MJD) on new paths: Organizer of a joint trialogue event with Christians and Jews in Nuremberg, positive response from the public. In: islam.de , October 21, 2003
  14. ↑ DIALOGUE READY - An initiative for intercultural and interreligious dialogue. Project website ready for dialogue
  15. ^ Project P - We were there. ( Memento from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) In: projekt-p.de. Were there! List of the organizations, initiatives and associations involved in Project P.
  16. ↑ Project P.  ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) In: projekt-p.de , background information "Berlin 05 - Festival for Young Politics"@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.projekt-p.de
  17. ^ Berthold Frieß: Democracy and Religion. ( Memento from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) The coexistence of religions needs education and encounter, February 12, 2007
  18. ^ Heinz Westphal Prize. ( Memento of September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) BMFSFJ press releases - Federal Minister Bergmann honors volunteer work in youth work Heinz Westphal Prize awarded to five projects
  19. ^ Heinz Westphal Prize report. Federal Minister awards the Heinz Westphal Prize to Muslim youth in Germany. In: islam.de , January 27, 2002
  20. ↑ Award of the Golden Hammer ( Memento from May 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  21. ↑ MJD as a guest at Bellevue Palace. Muslim youth (MJD) as guests at Bellevue Palace - vision of a shared city - State Secretary of the Office of the Federal President was impressed. In: islam.de , December 12, 2002
  22. ^ Shorthand report of the public hearing in the Hessian state parliament 2015
  23. ↑ Manuela Schwesig takes over patronage for the dialogue project "Tea Time". Retrieved February 20, 2020 .
  24. ↑ Check first, then pay. Interior State Secretary confirms allegations against Muslim youth. The Federal Youth Ministry wants to be more careful with funding in the future, Susanne Vieth-Entus. In: Der Tagesspiegel , December 8, 2003
  25. ↑ Regina Köhler: Tenth graders from Neukölln learn the art of discussion - and avoid brutal arguments.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) In: Berliner Morgenpost , January 5, 2003@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.morgenpost.de
  26. ↑ The Muslim Youth Project aims to prevent violence.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) In: Berliner Morgenpost , January 5, 2003@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.morgenpost.de
  27. ↑ Concepts and practical experience in museums, cultural and youth institutions. ( Memento from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Federal Association of German Children's and Youth Museums
  28. ↑ Anti-Semitism included. New allegations against the Muslim association that appears in schools, Susanne Vieth-Entus. In: Der Tagesspiegel , November 7, 2003
  29. ^ Federal Constitutional Protection Report Baden-Württemberg 2005. ( Memento from September 16, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) April 6, 2006
  30. ↑ With letterhead and headscarf. Islamists in school. In: Der Tagesspiegel , November 7, 2003
  31. ↑ Constitutional Protection Report 2006
  32. ^ Holger Schmidt: Freiburg. Ministry of the Interior ends integration project. In: SWR-Nachrichten , December 13, 2007
  33. ↑ a b MJD: Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Interior prevents approved integration project with young Muslims. ( Memento from May 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) In: mj-net.de , as of December 22, 2007
  34. ↑ Michaela Heske: Discussion about integration and youth violence in the Wangen cultural arena. In: Stuttgarter-Nachrichten , April 2, 2008
  35. ^ Report in the magazine Emma from March 1st, 2004
  36. ↑ Mrs. Ludin and the Mujahideen. In: taz , November 8, 2003
  37. ^ Green Palace Publishing House
  38. ^ MJD self-presentation, k) Green Palace ( Memento from May 5, 2003 in the Internet Archive ) accessed on May 5, 2003