German governmental head of immigration and integration Marieluise Beck, yesterday, said people who tried to solve the problem by imposing bans, disregarded freedom of religion, and said it was necessary to study how communication can be established among people of different religions in Germany.
While discussions about two Muslim daughters from a Jewish family, Alma and Lila, who were expelled from a French school for wearing headscarves continue, a 12-year-old Turkish girl in East Paris was also prohibited from going to class, for the same reason.
At the Paris Municipalty, a problem arose when Senusi, who works in the public relations section did not shake men’s hands. Reportedly, Senusi will either be transferred to a section where there is no public interaction, or be suspended.
The France Islam Council issued a statement recently saying that it was compulsory for Muslim to cover their heads. And German official Beck also spoke out in defense of women wearing headscarves: “We should consider, in terms of the law, what we can do for Muslims living in our country. If we ban wearing the headscarf, we will be excluding Muslims. As a tolerant and democratic society, we cannot allow them to be excluded.”
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