Muslims getting courses on how to be a German

As more Muslims become part of European society, German universities have begun courses aimed at helping Islamic clergy (imams) and religious teachers understand German culture, including Christianity and Judaism. The first program began last year at Osnabrueck University, with another due to start this year at Tuebingen. "The idea was to have a program for imams because most of them are educated in Turkey, Morocco, Egypt or Bosnia," Moussa Al-Hassan Diaw, coordinator of the Osnabrueck program, said in an interview. "The focus [of their previous education] is very much on theology and the society where they come from, but they don't have enough knowledge concerning the situation in Germany. Some imams don't speak the German language, for example; they don't know [German] history," he said.