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Islamic Religious Community in Austria on Shaping the Coexistence between the State and Religions
With its symposium on the topic "Islam Law 2015 - A Best Practice Model?", the Islamic Religious Community in Austria (IGGÖ) supposedly created a framework for open discussions of different experts on the inadequate combination of two religious societies in a single religious law, on encroachments on the fundamental right to freedom of religion and association and the internal affairs of the IGGÖ as well as on its disadvantageous position compared to other churches and religious societies.
IGGÖ President Ümit Vural stressed adequate measures should be formulated constructively on a partnership basis, "in the proven model of cooperation between the state and religions, which we in Austria otherwise look upon so proudly." / Picture: © Flickr / Figlhaus Wien Akademie für Dialog und Evangelisation / [CC BY-SA 2.0(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/)]
The debate on the amendment of the Islam Act 2015 and its amendment in 2021 was accompanied by critical voices within and outside the Muslim community. Stefan Schima from the University of Vienna, for example, pointed out that the Islam Act contains regulations and administrative penalty provisions that are unique in Austria's religious law landscape.
In his address, IGGÖ…
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