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Wiesbaden Court Rejects Ditib Challenge, Keeps Non-Confessional Islam Instruction

Judges affirmed the programme’s legality under state neutrality requirements pending Ditib’s appeal.

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Der staatliche Islamunterricht an hessischen Schulen darf weiterhin angeboten werden. Es handelt sich dabei um einen nichtreligiösen Unterricht, der mit dem staatlichen Neutralitätsgebot vereinbar ist, wie das Verwaltungsgericht Wiesbaden mitteilte.

Overview

  • On August 12, the Wiesbaden Administrative Court dismissed Ditib’s lawsuit, ruling that Hesse’s state-organized Islamunterricht may continue (Case 7 K 723/24.WI).
  • The judges determined the programme is non-confessional and thus compliant with Germany’s neutrality requirement for public instruction.
  • The court found no indication that the state-run course competes with Ditib’s confessional classes or deprives them of teaching staff.
  • Ditib has lodged an appeal against the decision, keeping both the state-led and confessional instruction models available as the legal dispute moves forward.
  • The case underscores persistent concerns about Ditib’s ties to Turkey’s Diyanet and feeds into national debates over state oversight of Islamic education.