10 years of Muslim burials at the New Twelve Apostles Cemetery
While the general trend in Germany is moving toward space-saving urn burials, Muslim traditions call for burial in a shroud. Only with the abolition of the coffin requirement as part of the Anti-Discrimination Act did coffinless burials become possible in Germany.
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Muslimisches Bestattungsfeld Neuer Zwölf-Apostel-Kirchhof
To this day, however, Berlin's Muslim communities do not have their own cemeteries. They are therefore dependent on other cemetery operators providing grave plots where burials can be carried out according to Muslim rites. However, this does not meet the current demand of approximately 2,000 graves per year – even though Berlin's cemeteries are even experiencing surplus space. This is a structural failure with regard to social participation and visibility.
How can this shortage be addressed? And how can interreligious coexistence be achieved?
Panel discussion with:
- Dr. Susanna Kahlefeld (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Mitglied des Abgeordnetenhauses
- Dr. Nina Kreibig Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin HU
- Dr. Fabian Lenzen (Kluth Bestattungen)
- Begüm Ulusoy & Katja Neppert (Berliner Bürgerplattform)
- Bertram von Boxberg (Öffentlichkeitsarbeit Zwölf-Apostel-Kirchhöfe)
- Sarah Möller (Moderation)
(IN GERMAN)
Additional information
1 p.m. guided tour with Bertram von Boxberg, 2.30 p.m. start of the podium in the chapel.
Accessibility
yes
Dates
October 2025
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