Sharʿī norms and German Schools: Court Challenges to Participation in Swimming Lessons, School Trips and Sex Education

This article examines the treatment by German courts, from the early 1970s to 2016, of requests made by Muslims to be exempted from school activities for religious reasons. Based on a qualitative reading of 72 court rulings, the article demonstrates a shift in the courts' decision-making, from...

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Main Author: Spengler, Fabian (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2019]
In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2019, Volume: 30, Issue: 3, Pages: 363-382
Further subjects:B Multiculturalism
B Islam and integration
B Education
B Islam in Germany
B Swimming
B Islam and society
B Sex Education
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)