Overview

• The agreement allows Muslim civil servants, public employees and pupils in Schleswig-Holstein to be excused on the first day of Ramadan and the first day of the Feast of Sacrifice.
• The state concluded the contract with the Landesverband der Islamischen Kulturzentren Norddeutschland, which became public last week.
• The Culture Ministry says the arrangement legally secures an existing practice rather than creating new public holidays.
• FDP parliamentary leader Christopher Vogt criticized the move as the wrong signal, arguing school lessons should not be missed for religious reasons.
• The FDP also objects to the clause on imam training, expressing concern about continued reliance on foreign governments for imam education.