Religion-Sensitive Social Work: Muslims Seek to Found a Welfare Association

The Council of Islamic Communities in Hamburg, the Schura, intends to found a Muslim welfare association. This should unite existing initiatives such as intercultural day-care centers, religion-sensitive care services, and counseling offers run by Muslim women under one roof. “In the Federal Association of Welfare Organizations there is currently no one explicitly representing a Muslim voice,” says Lena Çoban of the Schura. “With this, we are closing a gap.”