Original sentence: In 2007, he drew criticism for refusing to speak with female guides at the ECHO awards in Germany, having his manager explain that he was at the event with his wife, and would not speak to other women, especially those he believed were dressed immodestly
Edited sentence: He completely refused to acknowledge their presence.Yusef Islam refused to speak to women not wearing headscarves when accepting an award for his musical, social, and political work at the Echo Awards in Germany