ICG: Deutsche Muslime empfinden Gedankenpolizei als feindselig und diskriminierend

Die International Crisis Group (ICG) ist der Wikipedia zufolge eine „renommierte nichtstaatliche Organisation, welche im wesentlichen von US-Stiftungen finanziert wird und seit Ende der 1990er Analysen und Lösungsvorschlägen zu internationalen Konflikten liefert“. In ihrem Vorstand sitzt unter anderem der deutsche Politiker Friedbert Pflüger (CDU). Jetzt hat diese Organisation einen Report Islam and Identity in Germany herausgegeben. Ein Auszug:

The experience of Germany, with the largest Muslim population in Western Europe after France, shows that a significant Muslim population at the heart of Europe need not produce either violent Islamist groups or destabilising social unrest. (…) Neither political nor jihadi currents of Islamism have had much appeal for those of Turkish origin, three quarters of the Muslim population, and the handful of terrorist suspects that have been found have been either German converts or dual nationals of Arab origin. But there are issues that must still be addressed more effectively if the genuine integration that will ensure social peace and stability is to be created.

Während Türken in Deutschland über mehrere Jahrzente hinweg nur als Gäste (“Gastarbeiter””) gesehen wurden, die irgendwann wieder verschwinden würden, habe sich diese Einstellung inzwischen geändert:

Since 2000, however, German outlook and policy have changed; the reality of immigration and permanent settlement is now recognised and a new willingness, in principle, to extend citizenship has developed. However, the view that integration should precede naturalisation – the requirement that Turks and other Muslims should first integrate and demonstrate their “German-ness” before they may acquire that citizenship – remains a formidable brake on the process. It is unrealistic to expect those of Turkish origin to become fully integrated into German society while citizenship and full participation in public life are withheld. (…) The emphasis on ideological correctness, illustrated by the proposed use of demanding naturalisation questionnaires requiring applicants to agree with current German public opinion on certain questions, leads the authorities to stigmatise as inherently “un-German” immigrant opinion that subscribes even to entirely non-violent varieties of Islamist thinking. It also entails intensive surveillance of certain organisations and their members even if those organisations are law-abiding. This policing of thought is experienced by Turks and other Muslims as discriminatory, hostile in spirit and frequently provocative in practice.

Der Report schließt mit einer Reihe von Empfehlungen an die deutschen Parteien (insbesondere an CDU und CSU), die deutschen Regierungen, an DITIB und an Milli Görus.

Success or failure in such political efforts will ultimately be the primary determinant in whether Germany continues to enjoy social peace as the integration process proceeds.