Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 05.06.2007
Sociologist Necla Kelek takes a sceptical view of the planned mosque in Cologne (news story). It is not merely a question of religious freedom or equality, she argues: "Mosques themselves, according to Muslim interpretation, are not religious buildings like churches or synagogues, but rather 'multi-functional buildings.' It's a hushed-up fact. Just like the fact that Islam is not a church. Islam sees itself as not merely a spiritual world outlook, but as a philosophy based on an indivisible unity of daily life, politics and faith. It does not have a binding theological teaching. In this sense, many Islamic associations in Germany serve the function of a religious party, a representative of political interests. That is why the issue of building a mosque cannot be reduced to the question of religious freedom; rather it is a political question."
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