(Daily Sabah) Muslim communities in Germany criticized the government’s new project to train imams, accusing it of being a political initiative and a concerning development for the community, while noting that the new project violates the German constitution.
Germany is launching an imam training pilot project in the country, to ensure that the religious officials who are employed in mosques in the country receive their education in Germany.
The project, set to be launched at the University of Osnabrück, will be collaborative in nature and bring together associations such as the Association of Islamic Cultural Centers (VIKZ) and the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DİTİB).
However, many Islamic associations expressed concern about the project.
