Zentralrat der Muslime in Deutschland
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The Zentralrat der Muslime in Deutschland (ZMD, Central Council of Muslims in Germany) is an Islamic federation in Germany
. With 15,000 to 20,000 members, mainly German
, German Arab, and German Turkish muslims, it has less than half the size of the Islamrat für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
The Zentralrat was founded in 1994 by Nadeem Elyas, and since 2006 it has been led by Ayyub Axel Köhler. Its General Secretary is Ayman Mazyek. It is located in Cologne, Germany.
The former leader of the Islamisches Konzil in Deutschland, Abdullah al-Turki, is the leader of the Muslim World League
(seat in Saudi-Arabia).
The Islamische Gemeinschaft is affiliated to the Zentralrat der Muslime in Deutschland and to the Muslim Brotherhood
.
. Islamisches Zentrum Aachen and Bundesverband für Islamische Tätigkeiten belong to the Islamische Avantgarden and the Zentralrat der Muslime in Deutschland.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. With 15,000 to 20,000 members, mainly German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
, German Arab, and German Turkish muslims, it has less than half the size of the Islamrat für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
The Zentralrat was founded in 1994 by Nadeem Elyas, and since 2006 it has been led by Ayyub Axel Köhler. Its General Secretary is Ayman Mazyek. It is located in Cologne, Germany.
Affiliated Organizations also belonging to Islamisches Konzil in Deutschland
The following organizations belong to the Zentralrat der Muslime in Deutschland and to the Islamisches Konzil in Deutschland (Islamic Council in Germany):- Islamische Gemeinschaft in Deutschland,
- Muslimische Studentenvereinigung,
- Union Islamisch-Albanischer Zentren in Deutschland,
- Union der Türkisch-Islamischen Kulturvereine in Europa and
- Verband islamischer Gemeinden der Bosniaken
The former leader of the Islamisches Konzil in Deutschland, Abdullah al-Turki, is the leader of the Muslim World League
Muslim World League
The Muslim World League is one of the largest Islamic non-governmental organizations. Muslim religious figures from 22 states founded it in Makkah in 1962.-Structure:...
(seat in Saudi-Arabia).
Affiliated Organizations also belonging to Islamische Gemeinschaft in Deutschland
Islamisches Zentrum München and Islamisches Bildungswerk belong to the Islamische Gemeinschaft in Deutschland and to Zentralrat der Muslime in Deutschland.The Islamische Gemeinschaft is affiliated to the Zentralrat der Muslime in Deutschland and to the Muslim Brotherhood
Muslim Brotherhood
The Society of the Muslim Brothers is the world's oldest and one of the largest Islamist parties, and is the largest political opposition organization in many Arab states. It was founded in 1928 in Egypt by the Islamic scholar and schoolteacher Hassan al-Banna and by the late 1940s had an...
.
Affiliated Organizations also belonging to Islamische Avantgarden
Islamische Avantgarden were founded by the former leader of the Syrian division of the Muslim brotherhoodMuslim Brotherhood
The Society of the Muslim Brothers is the world's oldest and one of the largest Islamist parties, and is the largest political opposition organization in many Arab states. It was founded in 1928 in Egypt by the Islamic scholar and schoolteacher Hassan al-Banna and by the late 1940s had an...
. Islamisches Zentrum Aachen and Bundesverband für Islamische Tätigkeiten belong to the Islamische Avantgarden and the Zentralrat der Muslime in Deutschland.
The Other affiliated Organizations
- Islamische Religionsgemeinschaft Berlin belongs to the Zentralrat der Muslime in Deutschland and is dominated by the Islamische Gemeinschaft Milli Görüş.
- Islamisches Zentrum Hamburg is an affiliated organization and is dominated by the government of IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. - Islamische Gemeinschaft in Hamburg is close to the Islamic Centre HamburgIslamic Centre HamburgThe Islamic Centre Hamburg is one of the oldest Shia mosques in Germany and Europe. Established in Hamburg, in northern Germany, in the late 1950s by a group of Iranian emigrants and business people it rapidly developed into one of the leading Shia centres in the Western world.Many leading...
and an organization affiliated to the Zentralrat der Muslime in Deutschland. - Haus des Islam is an affiliated organization, which is close to the Islamisches Zentrum Aachen of the Muslim BrotherhoodMuslim BrotherhoodThe Society of the Muslim Brothers is the world's oldest and one of the largest Islamist parties, and is the largest political opposition organization in many Arab states. It was founded in 1928 in Egypt by the Islamic scholar and schoolteacher Hassan al-Banna and by the late 1940s had an...
. The other affiliated organizations are- Deutsche Muslim-Liga Bonn,
- Deutsche Muslim-Liga Hamburg,
- Haqqani Trust - Verein für neue deutsche Muslime, and
- Islamische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Sozial- und Erziehungsberufe.
See also
- Islam in GermanyIslam in GermanyOwing to labour migration in the 1960s and several waves of political refugees since the 1970s, Islam has become a visible religion in Germany., there are 4.3 million Muslims .Of these, 1.9 million are German citizens...
- Muslim Executive of BelgiumMuslim Executive of BelgiumDe Belgische Moslim Executief or L'Exécutif des musulmans de Belgique is the official Muslim interlocutor of the Belgian federal government for the implementation of the July 19, 1974 law recognizing Islam as one of the subsidized religious or secular communities in Belgium according to the law...
- Islamic Commission of SpainIslamic Commission of SpainIslamic Commission of Spain is the legitimate representative organ of Islam and Muslims before the citizenship and the Administration for the representation, negotiation, signature and follow-up on the Islam - State agreements adopted in Law 26/1992....
- French Council of the Muslim FaithFrench Council of the Muslim FaithThe French Council of the Muslim Faith , is a national elected body, to serve as an official interlocutor with the French state in the regulation of Muslim religious activities. It is a non-profit group created on 28 May 2003, consisting of 25 CRCMs...
- Council on American-Islamic RelationsCouncil on American-Islamic RelationsThe Council on American-Islamic Relations is America's largest Muslim civil liberties advocacy organization that deals with civil advocacy and promotes human rights...
- Muslim Council of BritainMuslim Council of BritainThe Muslim Council of Britain is a self-appointed umbrella body for national, regional, local and specialist organisations and institutions from different ethnic and sectarian backgrounds within British Islamic society. It was established in 1997 to help Muslims, to increase education about the...
- Muslim Council of SwedenMuslim Council of SwedenThe Muslim Council of Sweden is an umbrella organisation of Islamic organisations in Sweden. It was founded in 1990 by representatives of the United Islamic Parishes in Sweden and the Muslim Association of Sweden ....
External links
http://www.zentralrat.de/ Website of the Zentralrats der Muslime in Deutschland http://www.zentralrat.de/3035.php Islamic Charta of 20.02.2002- http://www.religionfacts.com/islam/places/germany.htm
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