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Islam is the largest minority religion in the country, with the Protestant and Roman Catholic confessions being the majority religions. [9] [10] [11] Most Muslims in Germany have roots in Turkey, [12] followed by Arab countries, former Yugoslavia (mostly of Kosovo-Albanian or Bosnian origin), as well as Iranic countries (Afghanistan, Tajkistan, Pakistan, Kurdistan & Iran).
During the Middle Ages, Islam spread in Eastern Europe through the Islamization of several Turkic ethnic groups, [13] [14] such as the Cumans, Kipchaks, Tatars, and Volga Bulgars under the Mongol invasions and conquests in Eurasia, [13] [14] and later under the Golden Horde and its successor khanates, [14] with its various Muslim populations ...
[121] 43% of all Germans participating in the survey thought that Pegida protesters are mainly concerned about the "spread of Islam". 33% believed that mainly right wing extremists attend their demonstrations. [122] On behalf of German newspaper Die Zeit, YouGov conducted a survey from 12 to 15 December 2014. The survey showed that 30% of all ...
In addition to the Hamburg-based IZH, which includes one of the oldest mosques in Germany known for its turquoise exterior, i Germany bans Muslim association for pursuing radical Islam Skip to ...
"Islam does not belong to Germany," Seehofer, a member of Merkel's CSU Bavarian allies who are further to the right than her own Christian Democrats (CDU), told Bild newspaper in an interview ...
[4] [5] Further studies indicate the worldwide spread and percentage growth of Islam, may be attributed to high birth rates followed by a trend of worldwide adoption and conversion to Islam. [3] [6] Most Muslims fall under either of two main branches: Sunni (87–90%, roughly 1.7 billion people) [7] Shia (10–13%, roughly 180–230 million ...
Learned Muslim captives played a very important role in the spread of Arabic science and philosophy over the Christian world. [22] The liberation of Muslim slaves was a state affair and elevated the popular esteem of the sovereign government. Muslim slaves were either freed or exchanged through special legislation and international treaties. [23]
A Christian and a Muslim playing chess, illustration from the Book of Games of Alfonso X (c. 1285). [1]During the High Middle Ages, the Islamic world was an important contributor to the global cultural scene, innovating and supplying information and ideas to Europe, via Al-Andalus, Sicily and the Crusader kingdoms in the Levant.