Religion & Ethics NewsweeklySeason 13, Episode 9 of 52
Muslims in Germany - Like several nations in Western Europe, Germany has a growing Muslim population. Its four million Muslims make up five percent of Germany's population and it has twice as many mosques as does the United States. Muslim immigrants, mainly from Turkey, first came to Germany in significant numbers in the 1960s, when Germany was facing a severe labor shortage. They were called "guest workers," but most of them never went home. Until ten years ago, they could not become German citizens and many still do not feel accepted. Deborah Potter traveled to Berlin to examine the tensions between native Germans and Muslim immigrants and why integration just hasn't happened. The Monastic Life - Monasteries stand in contrast to the prevailing culture. They stress community over competition, service over self-interest, and, in a world of Internet, cell phones and 24-hour talk, they value listening, and silence. Correspondent Judy Valente visited the sisters at the Benedictine Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison, Kansas to learn more about this chosen way of life.
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