Overview

• Muslim civil servants, employees and pupils in Schleswig-Holstein may be excused on the first day of Ramadan and the first day of Eid al-Adha.
• The excusal is governed by existing labor and school rules, with no new holiday created and leave reportedly requiring a vacation day or being unpaid.
• The contract affirms the VIKZ’s right to operate educational and cultural institutions in the state and to train imams.
• It outlines a conditional path to introduce Islamic religious instruction as an official school subject if sufficient pupil numbers and qualified teachers are available.
• Other Muslim organizations were not parties to the agreement, with talks ongoing with the Schura and no concrete discussions with DITIB, as academic critics question the choice of a conservative partner.