Islam in Austria

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf religion in Austria
gptkbp:country gptkb:Austria
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:Alevi_Islam
Shia Islam
Sunni Islam
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Albanian
gptkb:Arab
gptkb:Pakistani
gptkb:Iranian
gptkb:Bosniak
gptkb:Chechen
Kurdish
Turkish
Afghan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Islam in Austria
gptkbp:immigrationWave Syrian refugees since 2015
refugee influx from Balkans in 1990s
significant post-1960s labor migration
gptkbp:interfaithRelations dialogue with Catholic Church
dialogue with Jewish community
gptkbp:IslamicSchools Islamic religious instruction in public schools
gptkbp:legalStatus officially recognized religion
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Graz
gptkb:Linz
gptkb:Salzburg
gptkb:Vienna
gptkbp:mediaCoverage frequent topic in Austrian media
gptkbp:mosquesNumber ~300
gptkbp:notableEvent 2015 Islamgesetz amendment
2017 ban on full-face veils
2020 closure of mosques after Vienna attack
gptkbp:notableFigure Fuat Sanac
Tarafa Baghajati
Ümit Vural
gptkbp:numberOfIssues integration
religious freedom
Islamophobia
radicalization concerns
debate over headscarf in schools
gptkbp:population ~745,000 (2021)
~8% (2021)
gptkbp:publicOpinion subject to political debate
gptkbp:recognitionYear 1912
gptkbp:recognizedBy Islamgesetz (Islam Law) 1912
gptkbp:relatedLegislation Islamgesetz 1912
Islamgesetz 2015
ban on face coverings 2017
ban on headscarves in primary schools 2019
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:主要业务 Alevi Community in Austria
Islamic Federation of Austria
Islamic Religious Community in Austria (IGGÖ)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Islam_in_Western_Europe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8