Mohammed Khallouk is the second chairman of the Central Council of Muslims in Germany (ZMD). He is an expert in Islamic thought and politics, political Islam and intercultural dialogue between the West and the Islamic World. He was a lecturer in political science at Philipps-University of Marburg and at the University of German Federal Armed Forces Munich, and also served as Associated Professor for Islamic Studies at Qatar University, Doha. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/mohammed-khallouck/rss en Integration Wed, 11 Apr 2018 06:00:00 +0000 Mohammed Khallouck https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/04/11/how-islam-helps-refugees-integrate-in-germany https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2018/04/11/how-islam-helps-refugees-integrate-in-germany As the German interior minister questions whether Islam “belongs” to Germany, Mohammed Khallouck of the Central Council of Muslims in Germany explains, in this book excerpt, the important role that Islamic citizens’ initiatives play in refugee integration.