In the past decades, millions of Muslims have come to Germany as foreign workers, mainly from Turkey, or as refugees from Syria or other countries in the Middle East. Hamed Abdel-Samad scrutinises the policies that have counteracted integration for too long and the Muslims who have barricaded themselves into parallel societies. German Turks support Erdogan and Muslims born in Europe commit terrorist attacks. Hamed AbdelSamad names and shames the elements of Islamic culture that prevent integration. However, he also scrutinises the European integration lies. Those who have spoken of “foreign workers” for decades are preventing integration so they shouldn’t wonder about the existence of parallel societies. Those who close their eyes to differences in culture, mentality and religion will fail in their efforts. Abdel-Samad puts together a catalogue of demands on politicians and on society because the topic of integration will be decisive for the future of Germany.
