The expert meeting "Antisemitism in Muslim communities – challenges and approaches for action" was held at the Federal Ministry of the Interior with the involvement of Dr Felix Klein, the Federal Government Commissioner for Jewish Life in Germany and the Fight against Antisemitism. The meeting was attended by numerous Muslim stakeholders and institutions, many of which have for years been actively engaged in the fight against antisemitism. Jewish and Muslim participants in the interreligious dialogue and government representatives were also present.

Following the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, State Secretaries Seifert and Engelke invited Islamic organisations to an exchange at the Federal Ministry of the Interior in Berlin. The meeting was called to discuss the impacts of the current events in the Middle East on social cohesion and security in Germany. The Islamic associations and communities represented at the meeting drafted a joint declaration calling for peaceful exchange and empathy for the victims of the conflict. In the weeks and months that followed, the dialogue was continued in various formats, involving among others Muslim civil society.

The first class of students completing basic and advanced training for Muslim religious staff graduated from the Islamkolleg Deutschland. The Federal Government had set itself the goal of promoting training independent of foreign influence for imams and other religious staff in Muslim congregations in Germany. Handing over the study certificates to the first graduates is an important step towards this goal.