"Die Welt, another newspaper published by Axel Springer, echoed the claim of "two additional Muslim holidays" in Schleswig-Holstein. On Welt TV, Islamic studies scholar Susanne Schroter described them as "Two extra holidays just for Muslims." She argued that Muslims already benefit from Christian holidays suggesting that members of other religious communities who don't receive similar allowances for their own holidays could be "unfairly disadvantaged without equivalent time off.""
"In his view, the agreement merely affirms a long-standing legal practice rooted in religious freedom not a new entitlement. Muslims in Germany are not granted any 'extra holidays.' A spokesperson for the Ministry of Education in Kiel explained that the agreement with the Northern German State Association of Islamic Cultural Centers (VIKZ LZ Norddeutschland) merely formalizes an existing practice it does not create new legal entitlements."
Schleswig-Holstein formalized an agreement allowing Muslim employees and students to request unpaid leave on the first day of Ramadan and the first day of Eid al-Adha. The arrangement merely confirms an existing practice rather than creating paid public holidays or new legal entitlements. Tabloid headlines and some media framed the formalization as Muslims receiving extra holidays, fueling heated public debate. Critics argued potential unfairness toward members of other faiths who lack equivalent allowances. Legal and Islamic scholars described the regulation as unremarkable and rooted in established religious-freedom practice. The Ministry of Education clarified that the agreement formalizes prior practice and does not create new entitlements.
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