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Methods (a) We survey N = 324 secondary school students in a three-wave panel study in 6 guided mosque tours in different parts of Germany, including a control sample. The tour programme was in line with common practice in the mosques. Standardized measurements were taken immediately before and after the tour and again several months later. (b) We asked about subjective images of Muslims and had subjects report their spontaneous associations with the term Muslim. Results (a) Most, but not all, mosque visits significantly alleviate anti-Islam prejudice in the short term. The effects fall off after several months. (b) After the visit, the image of Muslims possessed more concrete religious content, while negative and menacing associations, such as oppression of women, threat, or so-called Islamic State have decreased. Conclusions Outgroup contact in a mosque works as predicted by the intergroup contact research, even under less than optimal conditions. However, there is potential for improvement of the setup of tours in the interest of a more sustainable impact."}],"status":"public","date_updated":"2025-10-21T12:09:06Z","publisher":"Springer VS","author":[{"first_name":"Olga","last_name":"Janzen","full_name":"Janzen, Olga"},{"first_name":"Isabell","full_name":"Diekmann, Isabell","id":"119325","last_name":"Diekmann"},{"first_name":"Dorian","last_name":"Tsolak","full_name":"Tsolak, Dorian"},{"first_name":"Kurt","last_name":"Salentin","full_name":"Salentin, Kurt"}],"date_created":"2025-10-21T11:21:41Z","volume":8,"title":"Do Guided Mosque Tours Alleviate the Prejudice of Non-Muslims against Islam and Muslims? Evidence from a Quasi-Experimental Panel Study from Germany","doi":"10.1007/s41682-023-00161-4","publication_identifier":{"issn":["2510-1226"]},"issue":"1","year":"2024","citation":{"ama":"Janzen O, Diekmann I, Tsolak D, Salentin K. Do Guided Mosque Tours Alleviate the Prejudice of Non-Muslims against Islam and Muslims? Evidence from a Quasi-Experimental Panel Study from Germany. <i>Zeitschrift für Religion, Gesellschaft und Politik</i>. 2024;8(1):129–159. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41682-023-00161-4\">10.1007/s41682-023-00161-4</a>","chicago":"Janzen, Olga, Isabell Diekmann, Dorian Tsolak, and Kurt Salentin. “Do Guided Mosque Tours Alleviate the Prejudice of Non-Muslims against Islam and Muslims? Evidence from a Quasi-Experimental Panel Study from Germany.” <i>Zeitschrift Für Religion, Gesellschaft Und Politik</i> 8, no. 1 (2024): 129–159. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41682-023-00161-4\">https://doi.org/10.1007/s41682-023-00161-4</a>.","ieee":"O. Janzen, I. Diekmann, D. Tsolak, and K. Salentin, “Do Guided Mosque Tours Alleviate the Prejudice of Non-Muslims against Islam and Muslims? Evidence from a Quasi-Experimental Panel Study from Germany,” <i>Zeitschrift für Religion, Gesellschaft und Politik</i>, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 129–159, 2024, doi: <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41682-023-00161-4\">10.1007/s41682-023-00161-4</a>.","apa":"Janzen, O., Diekmann, I., Tsolak, D., &#38; Salentin, K. (2024). Do Guided Mosque Tours Alleviate the Prejudice of Non-Muslims against Islam and Muslims? Evidence from a Quasi-Experimental Panel Study from Germany. <i>Zeitschrift Für Religion, Gesellschaft Und Politik</i>, <i>8</i>(1), 129–159. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41682-023-00161-4\">https://doi.org/10.1007/s41682-023-00161-4</a>","mla":"Janzen, Olga, et al. “Do Guided Mosque Tours Alleviate the Prejudice of Non-Muslims against Islam and Muslims? Evidence from a Quasi-Experimental Panel Study from Germany.” <i>Zeitschrift Für Religion, Gesellschaft Und Politik</i>, vol. 8, no. 1, Springer VS, 2024, pp. 129–159, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41682-023-00161-4\">10.1007/s41682-023-00161-4</a>.","bibtex":"@article{Janzen_Diekmann_Tsolak_Salentin_2024, title={Do Guided Mosque Tours Alleviate the Prejudice of Non-Muslims against Islam and Muslims? Evidence from a Quasi-Experimental Panel Study from Germany}, volume={8}, DOI={<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41682-023-00161-4\">10.1007/s41682-023-00161-4</a>}, number={1}, journal={Zeitschrift für Religion, Gesellschaft und Politik}, publisher={Springer VS}, author={Janzen, Olga and Diekmann, Isabell and Tsolak, Dorian and Salentin, Kurt}, year={2024}, pages={129–159} }","short":"O. Janzen, I. Diekmann, D. Tsolak, K. 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