ON ISLAM: TUEBINGEN, Germany – One of Germany's oldest university [sic] has opened the country's first department of Islamic theology to educate a new generation of enlightened Muslim preachers, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) reported.
“Religion needs to be thought through,” Education Minister Annette Schavan, who is herself a graduate in Catholic theology, said.
Opening the theology department at Tuebingen University, Schavan said the department was a “milestone for integration” of Muslims who make up 5 percent of the population.
The course, to start at the University of Tu[e]bingen, will offer bachelor programs in Islamic studies.
Though the teaching will be conducted in German, Arabic, the language of the Qur’an, will be a compulsory subject.
The three professors at the department had to satisfy an Islamic advisory council that they were devout Muslims.
Tu[e]bingen department is one of four new centers in Germany dedicated to the study of Islamic theology.
Tuebingen, a public university where tuition is free, is one of Europe’s leading centers of academic Christian theology. » | OnIslam & News Agencies | Tuesday, January 17, 2012
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