Moscheen in Bewegung: Zur Notwendigkeit einer multiplen Perspektive

Progress, Function and Structure of Mosque Archives of Turkish Immigrants in Germany

“…Mosques reflect the history of migration, integration, negotiation, homemaking and, all in all, the context of interaction, which has become much more complex (Alkin, Bayrak and Ceylan, 2021). Their archives contain invaluable material, whose empirical richness lies in providing an opportunity to look behind the scenes, make long-term analyses and undertake comparative, diachronic and synchronic decoding.…”

“…The subsequent association structures and umbrella organisations continued to build on the transfer of religious and political attitudes in the decades that followed. On the other hand, the Turkish migrant religious marketplace and the relentless race for clientele led to diversification under the growing influence of transnational and Germany-specific legal and institutional parameters (Alkin, Bayrak and Ceylan, 2021). The effects of conditions in Turkey can be traced in the portfolio of books, newspapers, cassettes, posters, pictures, ornaments and other furnishings, right down to styles of dress and the content of the imams' sermons.…”

“…At the same time, these provided an atmosphere of inter-Muslim rapprochement and reconciliation. In parallel with the increase and transformation of Muslims' communal interaction patterns, one can observe the beginning of an era in which communication was increasingly (1) opening up between Muslims and to society as a whole, (2) becoming Germanised in language and mentality, (3) making use of electronic media, and (4) interacting in social media (Alkin, Bayrak and Ceylan, 2021).…”

“…Muslim self-organisation around mosque associations, mergers of communities into umbrella organisations and conflicts around these places of worship have been documented several times by previous studies and papers (see e.g., Lemmen, 2000;Beinhauer-Köhler and Leggewie, 2009;Halm et al, 2012;Alkin, Bayrak and Ceylan, 2021; for mosque conflicts, see especially Schmitt, 2003;Hohage, 2013;Almila Akca, 2020). Less research has been done, however, on how the functions of mosques have extended to include social services (Ceylan, 2008(Ceylan, , 2021Bayrak 2021).…”