Hostility towards Muslims – a German balance sheet

Frankfurt Conference on the Report of the Independent Expert Group of the Federal Government

Anti-Muslim racism is a problem in Germany and manifests itself in different ways in all parts of society – this is the conclusion of the Independent Expert Group on Anti-Muslim Racism set up by the German government. After more than two and a half years of work, the panel has now delivered a far-reaching assessment. At the conference, we want to present the key findings of the report and discuss further aspects of the topic.

With: Lale Akgün, Mahmoud Bassiouni, Heiner Bielefeldt, Saba-Nur Cheema, Kai Hafez, Anja Middelbeck-Varwick, Rupert von Plottnitz, Ute Sacksofsky and Riem Spielhaus

Moderation: Livia Gerster (Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung)

With stand-up by Rebell Comedy(Benaissa Lamroubal and Khalid Bounouar)

Conference leader: Saba-Nur Cheema

ATTENTION ROOM CHANGE! The event will take place in the Casino building Renate von Metzler-Saal (room 1.801), Nina-Rubinstein-Weg 1, 60323 Frankfurt

Participation is free of charge.
Complete program and registration (until 15.10.): Here…

Program:

9.30 a.m. – Arrival

9.45 a.m. – Welcome: Prof. Dr. Rainer Forst (“Normative Orders”)

10 a.m. – “Hostility towards Muslims – a problem for everyone”
Introduction to the conference topic and review of the work of the Independent Expert Group of the Federal Government by Saba-Nur Cheema

10.30 am: On structural & institutional racism and hostility towards Muslims in Germany
Panel discussion with Prof. Dr. Kai Hafez, Prof. Dr. Anja Middelbeck-Varwick and Prof. Dr. Riem Spielhaus

11.30 a.m. – “The temporalization of difference – anti-Muslim argumentation strategies”
Lecture by Dr. Mahmoud Bassiouni

12 noon: Lunch break

1 p.m.: Stand-up comedy with Benaissa Lamroubal & Khalid Bounouar from Rebell Comedy

1.30 p.m.: “But surely we can still criticize Islam?” – On the tense relationship between criticism of religion and hostility towards Muslims
Keynote speech by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Heiner Bielefeldt – and a response by Dr. Lale Akgün

3 p.m.: “Still a red scarf” – On dealing with the headscarf in the public sector
Keynote by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ute Sacksofsky – and a response by Rupert von Plottnitz

16.15: End of the conference

Organizer
Bildungsstätte Anne Frank in cooperation with the Gender Equality Office of Goethe University Frankfurt, the Normative Orders Research Center and the Federal Agency for Civic Education