https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A Berlin labour court on Wednesday found the city was right to bar a teacher who wears a Muslim headscarf from teaching primary school classes, rejecting her discrimination complaint. https://www.thelocal.de/20180509/berlin-court-bars-woman-with-muslim-headscarf-from-teaching-primary-school Wed, 09 May 2018 18:40:43 +0200 berlin-court-bars-woman-with-muslim-headscarf-from-teaching-primary-school A report published by a US think tank on Thursday projects that Muslims could make up between 9 and 20 percent of the German population by the middle of the century. https://www.thelocal.de/20171201/muslims-set-to-make-up-bigger-proportion-of-german-population Fri, 01 Dec 2017 11:00:38 +0100 muslims-set-to-make-up-bigger-proportion-of-german-population Conservatives in Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition were in an uproar on Saturday after one of her key allies floated the idea of a Muslim holiday in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20171015/german-minister-sparks-uproar-with-muslim-holiday-idea Sun, 15 Oct 2017 12:00:21 +0200 german-minister-sparks-uproar-with-muslim-holiday-idea The feminist founder of a new, "liberal" mosque in Berlin is now under police protection "around the clock" after receiving numerous threats, which she blames on Turkey. https://www.thelocal.de/20170705/founder-of-liberal-mosque-under-247-police-guard-after-death-threats-turkey-berlin Wed, 05 Jul 2017 13:14:57 +0200 founder-of-liberal-mosque-under-247-police-guard-after-death-threats-turkey-berlin Police are investigating after someone placed body parts of dead pigs on wooden stakes at the construction site of a planned mosque in Erfurt. https://www.thelocal.de/20170530/planned-erfurt-mosque-targeted-with-dead-pigs-on-wooden-stakes Tue, 30 May 2017 14:14:45 +0200 planned-erfurt-mosque-targeted-with-dead-pigs-on-wooden-stakes A German trade union for teachers has warned of the consequences of banning certain religious attire in schools after a teen this week was told she could not wear a face veil to school. https://www.thelocal.de/20160823/teachers-union-banning-burqas-in-school-only-isolates-girls-more Tue, 23 Aug 2016 16:42:36 +0200 teachers-union-banning-burqas-in-school-only-isolates-girls-more A woman reported being brutally attacked at a Berlin bus stop by a man who tried to tear off her headscarf. https://www.thelocal.de/20160804/muslim-woman-attacked-at-a-berlin-bus-stop Thu, 04 Aug 2016 18:13:05 +0200 muslim-woman-attacked-at-a-berlin-bus-stop The end-of-year celebrations at a Hamburg school ended on a sour note when a student's refusal to shake his teacher's hand provoked a backlash.. https://www.thelocal.de/20160711/muslim-student-refuses-to-shake-female-teachers-hand Mon, 11 Jul 2016 18:47:46 +0200 muslim-student-refuses-to-shake-female-teachers-hand A 25-year-old lawyer has taken on the state of Bavaria over its attempts to stop her from wearing a headscarf - and scored a major victory. https://www.thelocal.de/20160701/young-muslim-takes-on-state-on-headscarf-ban-and-wins Fri, 01 Jul 2016 13:31:31 +0200 young-muslim-takes-on-state-on-headscarf-ban-and-wins A public indoor swimming pool near Regensburg has issued a ban on the burqini, which some Muslim women choose to wear for modesty. https://www.thelocal.de/20160609/german-public-pool-bans-the-burqini-muslim Thu, 09 Jun 2016 21:06:05 +0200 german-public-pool-bans-the-burqini-muslim Outside of Berlin there are only two mosques in the whole of the former East Germany. The populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) are trying to scupper plans for a new one in Erfurt, state capital of Thuringia. https://www.thelocal.de/20160518/church-fights-afd-over-plans-to-block-mosque-build Wed, 18 May 2016 14:23:39 +0200 church-fights-afd-over-plans-to-block-mosque-build Police said on Thursday that two teenagers they have arrested in connection with a bomb attack on a Sikh temple in the western German city of Essen are linked to the Islamic fundamentalist scene there. https://www.thelocal.de/20160421/sikh-temple-bomb-attack-salafists-arrested-police Thu, 21 Apr 2016 17:22:58 +0200 sikh-temple-bomb-attack-salafists-arrested-police A leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel's sister party is pushing for a so-called "Islam law" that would make German the official language of mosques and impose harsh consequences for Muslims who don't integrate. https://www.thelocal.de/20160413/conservative-leader-calls-for-islam-law-to-boost-integration Wed, 13 Apr 2016 12:36:10 +0200 conservative-leader-calls-for-islam-law-to-boost-integration A draft manifesto by a Bavarian branch of the hard-right AfD party calls for all mosques to be shuttered, German media reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160330/bavarian-afd-party-calls-for-shutting-down-mosques Wed, 30 Mar 2016 14:08:03 +0200 bavarian-afd-party-calls-for-shutting-down-mosques A small trial in a Munich court took on national significance when a Muslim woman appeared before the judge with her face covered by a niqab - raising questions about religious dress in a courtroom. https://www.thelocal.de/20160317/muslim-witness-agrees-to-lift-veil-in-munich-court Thu, 17 Mar 2016 19:06:40 +0100 muslim-witness-agrees-to-lift-veil-in-munich-court The case of a woman who was not allowed to enter a Sparkasse bank branch because of her face-covering niqab has sparked debate in western Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20160118/muslim-woman-thrown-out-of-bank-for-wearing-niqab Mon, 18 Jan 2016 15:20:40 +0100 muslim-woman-thrown-out-of-bank-for-wearing-niqab Immigrant to Germany and academic Ashley Nunes argues that refugees arriving in the Federal Republic must respect its values if the public's fears are to be overcome. https://www.thelocal.de/20151110/refugees-must-learn-to-respect-german-values Tue, 10 Nov 2015 15:59:33 +0100 refugees-must-learn-to-respect-german-values The decision of Germany's largest gun club to disbar a title-winner over his Muslim religion - hastily withdrawn last August after an anti-discrimination uproar - came back to bite members after their bid for UNESCO cultural heritage status was suspended. https://www.thelocal.de/20150217/muslim-snubs-hobbles-gun-clubs-unesco-hopes Tue, 17 Feb 2015 12:05:00 +0100 muslim-snubs-hobbles-gun-clubs-unesco-hopes Thousands of people joined a march by the anti-Islamisation PEGIDA movement on Sunday, the group's first rally since threats surfaced against the group and its leader resigned over "Hitler" photos. https://www.thelocal.de/20150125/17000-join-new-anti-islam-march Sun, 25 Jan 2015 23:20:42 +0100 17000-join-new-anti-islam-march Muslims across Germany held a day of prayers and rallies on Friday to condemn both Islamic extremism and a backlash against their faith that has seen arson attacks on mosques. https://www.thelocal.de/20140919/german-muslims-rally-against-extremism Fri, 19 Sep 2014 18:19:00 +0200 german-muslims-rally-against-extremism