German minister calls for tolerance towards Muslims
German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble called on his fellow citizens to show tolerance towards the nation's 3.5 million Muslim community in the wake of ongoing protests against the construction of a mosque in Berlin, DPA reported Saturday.
Talking to the daily Leipziger Volkszeitung, Schaeuble stressed that the construction of churches, synagogues and mosques should not be viewed as a "threat but as a an enrichment".
He added, "Islam has become a part of our country." Schaeuble has repeatedly urged a stepped up Islam dialogue aimed at overcoming differences between Muslims and Christians.
The minister's remarks on Islam followed earlier statements by German Chancellor Angela Merkel who advocated an "open and honest" dialogue with the Islamic world.
The German government hosted last fall its first-ever 'Islam summit' in a bid to promote religious dialogue.
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