The second German Islam Conference is to bring together 34 individuals and groups representing both government bodies and Muslims. But the absence of two groups at the discussion table has led to criticism. A government-sponsored conference on Islam in Germany will convene without two major organisations that represent the country’s Muslims. The Central Council of Muslims in Germany (ZMD), which represents an alliance of Sunni mosques throughout Germany, said that it would boycott the meeting. Axel Ayyub Koehler, the organisation’s leader, said that the conference “is not sufficient to solve the urgent social problems and concerns that have arisen between Muslims, politicians, and the population.” Koehler said the conference needs to include discussions on Islamophobia and discrimination against Muslims on its agenda.
MUSLIM GROUPS BOYCOTT CONFERENCE
MUSLIM GROUPS BOYCOTT CONFERENCE
