Question Everything

No, no school in **Hamburg, Germany**, has canceled or banned **music lessons** due to demands from Muslim parents or objections from Islamic pupils.

Hamburg's education authority has explicitly confirmed that **music remains a standard subject** taught at all schools, with no plans to change this. The official curriculum and educational plans for music are still publicly listed and unchanged.

### What actually happened

In mid-2025, German media (notably a **WELT** report) highlighted **isolated incidents** at a few schools in districts like **Steilshoop**, **Bramfeld**, and **Farmsen-Berne**, where some Muslim students:

- Refused to participate in music lessons (singing or instruments), viewing them as "haram" (forbidden) under their strict interpretation of Islam.

- Pressured or bullied classmates (including non-Muslim girls) not to attend, sometimes with verbal abuse or physical intimidation.

- Engaged in broader religious enforcement, such as criticizing girls without headscarves or pressuring others during Ramadan.

These were described as problems driven by a "small but very vocal" group of students, not a city-wide policy. Hamburg's school senator (Ksenija Bekeris, SPD) acknowledged the incidents, convened a joint statement with Christian, Jewish, and Muslim religious associations against intolerance and discrimination, and emphasized that violence or religious intimidation would not be tolerated. Schools were surveyed, and measures like democracy education and prevention were announced.

### Viral misinformation

Social media posts and videos later misrepresented the WELT report (whose headline referenced the bullying issue: “Musikunterricht kann nicht stattfinden, weil man im Islam nicht singt”) as proof that Hamburg had **banned** music lessons to avoid offending Muslims. Multiple fact-checkers (Euronews, AFP, Lead Stories, dpa, etc.) debunked this in September–October 2025. The original story was about student-on-student pressure and mobbing, **not** any official cancellation of classes.

Individual refusals or opt-outs by students/parents (on religious grounds) have occurred in various German (and other European) schools over the years, sometimes leading to practical disruptions in specific classes. However, this does **not** equate to schools canceling the subject itself. Music education continues as normal in Hamburg.

In short: There were real reports of religious tensions and bullying affecting music lessons in a handful of schools, but no systemic cancellation due to Muslim demands. Claims of a ban are false.

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