Islam in Berlin

by Julius Matuschik

Islam is a part of Berlin, which is one of Europe’s exemplary cities regarding relations with Islam. Around 249,000 Muslims live in Berlin. Between Pankow and Spandau there are more than 100 mosques. They aren’t merely places of worship, but also lively community spaces. My photographic series Islam in Berlin aims to offer insights into the life of the congregations of a number of the city’s mosques.

Friday prayer in a Bosnian mosque in Kreuzberg.By Julius Matuschik
Many mosques aren’t merely prayer rooms, but also cultural centres in which people do things like share meals together, as in this Indonesian mosque in Wedding, a suburb in Berlin.By Julius Matuschik
Midday prayers in a Bosnian mosque in Kreuzberg.By Julius Matuschik
Men and women mostly pray separately, as in this Indonesian mosque in Wedding, a suburb in Berlin.By Julius Matuschik
Children playing in a Shiite mosque in Wedding, a suburb in Berlin.By Julius Matuschik
At a Turkish mosque in Neukölln during Ramadan.By Julius Matuschik
A Shiite congregation in Wedding.By Julius Matuschik
Koran study in the school at the Ahmadiyya congregation.By Julius Matuschik
Shiites during a prayer that entails placing a Koran on top of the head, in remembrance of the first Shiite Muslim, Imam Ali.By Julius Matuschik
Dervishes during a Sufi dance ceremony known as dhikr, at a Sufi congregation in Neukölln.By Julius Matuschik