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Burqa Should Be Banned ‘Wherever Legally Possible’, Says Angela Merkel
Swarajya Staff
Dec 06, 2016, 07:09 PM | Updated 07:09 PM IST
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said “the full veil is inappropriate” and called for a burqa ban, reported Mail Online. Merkel is said to have made the remarks at a conservative CDU conference, where she reportedly said there should be a ban on wearing burqa “wherever that is legally possible”.
Earlier, Merkel had said the burqa would hinder women from becoming integrated into German society.
From my point of view, a completely covered woman has almost no chance of integrating herself in Germany.Merkel to Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland in August
As per the Mail Online report, Merkel also said she did not want a repeat of “a situation like the one in the late summer of 2015”, pointing to a time of large influx of migrants into the country.
The German chancellor will be seeking a fourth term in the election expected to be held in September 2017.
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