Sawsan Chebli
Sawsan Chebli (born July 26, 1978 in Berlin, Germany) is a German politician of Palestinian descent.
Political career
Between 2010 and 2014, Chebli' was the first spokesperson for intercultural affairs of the Berlin Senator of the Interior and Sport, Ehrhart Körting, in the state government of the Governing Mayor of Berlin Klaus Wowereit. From January 2014, she was deputy spokesperson of the Federal Foreign Office under Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Since December 2016, Chebli has been serving as State Secretary for Federal Affairs in the state government of the Governing Mayor of Berlin Michael Müller. As one of Berlin’s representatives in the Bundesrat, she is a member Permanent Advisory Council, which is composed of the sixteen envoys of the federal states.
Chebli made international news after her appointment over her pro-Sharia law comments calling Islamic Sharia law "absolutely compatible" with current German legislation. She has also denounced anti-Islamic right wing German populists, telling the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper: "My father is a pious Muslim, hardly speaks German, can neither read nor write, but he is more integrated than many functionaries of the AfD who question our constitution." [1][2][3][4][5]
Other activities
- German-Arab Friendship Association (DAFG), Co-Founder and Member of the Advisory Board[6]
Publications
- Ich träume davon, dass wir Muslime ein anderes Bild des Islams zeigen ("I dream that we Muslims show a different image of Islam") Die Zeit, 29. March 2012[7]
- Muslimischsein – Deutschsein – Frausein ("Muslimness - Germanness - womanhood") spd-fem.net, Nov. 26, 2012[8]
- Multi-Kulti oder Parallelgesellschaft? "Multi-culti" or "parallel society"? The debate on Muslim integration Diplomatic Magazine 5, 2013[9]
References
- ↑ "„... als würden Muslime für Aliens gehalten“". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
Alle reden über Scharia, aber kaum jemand weiß, was Scharia bedeutet. Scharia heißt auf Deutsch: Weg zur Quelle, also der Weg zu Gott. Sie regelt zum größten Teil das Verhältnis zwischen Gott und den Menschen. Es geht um Dinge wie das Gebet, um Fasten, um Almosen. Das stellt mich als Demokratin doch vor kein Problem im Alltag, sondern ist absolut kompatibel, wie es für Christen, Juden und andere auch der Fall ist.
- ↑ ""Wirbel um Scharia-Aussage Sawsan Cheblis: Berliner Bürgermeister legt sich mit Parteifreunden an"". Huffington-Post Germany. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ↑ "Das seltsame Integrationsverständnis einer Vorzeige-Muslima“". Huffington-Post Germany. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ↑ ""Das Bild von der erfolgreichen Migrantin hat Risse"". Die Welt. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ↑ ""Outrage as German politician BACKS Sharia Law being introduced in Europe"". Daily Express. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ↑ About Us German-Arab Friendship Association (DAFG).
- ↑ "Sawsan Chebli: "Ich träume davon, dass wir Muslime ein anderes Bild des Islams zeigen" | ZEIT ONLINE". Zeit.de. 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
- ↑ "Muslimischsein - Deutschsein - Frausein". Spd-fem.net (in (in German)). 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
- ↑ "Multi-Kulti oder Parallelgesellschaft?". Diplomatisches-magazin.de. Retrieved 2016-12-21.