A Green MP in Germany tells Parliament that parts of Sharia law are compatible with the Constitution.
The comment is framed within the debate over the Greens' document with 24 measures to promote Muslim life in Germany.
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The German Green Party MP Omid Nouripour stated during an intervention in the Bundestag that Certain parts of Sharia law may be compatible with the German Constitution.. In the parliamentary debate, Nouripour argued that Islam, like other religions, includes religious practices and norms that can coexist with the constitutional order.
Nouripour (Tehran, 1975) is a member of parliament for the Green Party, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, and one of the best-known figures in the German Greens on international policy and integration. Born in Iran and based in Germany since his teenage years, he has been a member of the Bundestag for years and served as co-chair of the party between 2022 and 2024. He currently serves as Vice-President of the German Federal Parliament. Throughout his political career, he has also been involved in several controversies. The Green politician has been criticised for his positions on Islam and integration.
The Greens' plan: 24 measures to institutionalise Islam in Germany
The debate over Omid Nouripour's statements coincides with their presentation to the Bundestag. of a document promoted by the Green parliamentary group that proposes 24 measures to strengthen the institutional presence of Islam in Germany. The text, entitled “Promoting a diverse Muslim life in Germany”It proposes a series of reforms and initiatives aimed at increasing the official recognition of Muslim communities and their participation in public structures.
Among the proposals are the expansion of the teaching of Islamic religion in state schools, with the creation or consolidation of educational programmes supervised by German universities. The document also advocates strengthening institutional cooperation between the State and Muslim organisations, facilitating the Legal recognition of Islamic associations so that they can have a status similar to that of other religious denominations.
The plan also includes the Introduction of Muslim chaplaincies in public institutions csuch as the army, prisons or hospitals, as well as measures to increase the protection of mosques and to fund studies on Muslim life in Germany and discrimination against Muslims. In parallel, the document proposes reviewing or to reduce some existing restrictions on the use of the Islamic veil in certain areas of the public sector, an issue that in recent years has been the subject of judicial decisions and intense political debate in the country.
This set of measures has generated controversy in the German political landscape. Its promoters They argue that it is a necessary step to integrate a religious community. present in the country for decades and guarantee equality with other faiths. Its critics, however, argue that the document could favour the institutionalisation of Islam within the structures of the State and reopen the debate on the boundaries between religion and public space in Germany.
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