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http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/30508_Most_German_Imams_Uneducated_Fundamentalists
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http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,562950,00.html
06/30/2008
“MUSLIM INTEGRATION
Most Imams in Germany Lack Academic Qualifications”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Muslim immigrants looking for advice on integrating into mainstream society in Germany, won’t find much help in their mosques. According to a new study, the majority of imams in Germany are ill-prepared for their own stay in Germany and most lack any academic training.
A study on Islamic preachers in Germany has found that most imams are unable to help Muslim immigrants integrate into mainstream German society because they are insufficiently prepared for their stay in Germany.
According to the study “Imams in Germany,” up to 20 percent of preachers belong to the more conservative, fundamentalist strand of Islam. The study also discovered that only one fifth of imam’s possess academic qualifications.”