ألمانيا: جامعة أسنابروك تعقد دورات تدريب للأئمة والدعاة

بدأت "جامعة أسنابروك" الألمانية في أخذ زمام المبادرة كأول جامعة في "ألمانيا" تقوم بعقد دورات تدريبية للأئمة والدعاة من أجل معالجة قضية اللغة التي يتكلمها كثير من الدعاة بصعوبة، إضافة إلى دعم وتعزيز الاندماج بين الدعاة والمجتمع الألماني.

وبالرغم من أن الدورة التدريبة لا توفر أماكن إلا لـ 30 متدربًا في الفترة الدراسية الواحدة إلا أن المشروع قد شهد إقبالًا؛ حيث تقدم مائة إمام للالتحاق بالمشروع التدريبي، معظمهم من "البوسنة" و"تركيا" والبلاد العربية.

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German University Starts Seminars for Imams

They intervene in cultural conflicts, marital disputes and dealings with the German authorities: Muslim spiritual leaders deal with the everyday and the soul. Osnabrück University has become the first in Germany to offer seminars for imams. Many hope it will prove a boon for integration.

"Islam also belongs to Germany," said German President Christian Wulff during Sunday's speech to mark the 20th anniversary of German reunification. The comments provoked massive outrage.

Conservative politicians are now warning against treating Islam the same as Christianity and Judaism. But parallel to the heated debate, democratic Islam is embedding itself in Germany: For the first time ever, imams are going to be trained at a German university. It is a development long fought for by many German politicians.

The signal sent out by Osnabrück could hardly be more important. The German state is creating partners in its dialogue with Islam: imams trained in state institutions.

It is a project that is urgently needed. Many of the almost 2,000 imams preaching in the country speak hardly any German. They do not spend long in Germany before returning to their homelands, such as Turkey. They are not integrated in German society and as a religious and social authority they also prevent members of their community from becoming more integrated.