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Germany inaugurates first faculty of Islamic theology in Münster

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 11:32 PM UTC · How we work

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University of Münster inaugurated Germany's first faculty of Islamic theology on Thursday evening.
Founding dean Mouhanad Khorchide pledged the faculty will pursue “Islamic theology with and for Europe.”
State Secretary Gonca Türkeli-Dehnert said Islamic theology should have a firm place at state-run German universities.
Rector Johannes Wessels said the new faculty will join Catholic and Protestant counterparts to create a “Theology Campus.”

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University of Münster inaugurated Germany's first faculty of Islamic theology on Thursday evening.
Founding dean Mouhanad Khorchide pledged the faculty will pursue “Islamic theology with and for Europe.”
State Secretary Gonca Türkeli-Dehnert said Islamic theology should have a firm place at state-run German universities.
Rector Johannes Wessels said the new faculty will join Catholic and Protestant counterparts to create a “Theology Campus.”