Liberal Hero Merkel Pushes Burqa Ban, Shifts to Election Footing
Raheem Kassam and Oliver Lane
The notional support for a ban comes after remarks earlier this year when she said “for me, a completely covered woman has almost no chance of integrating” and calls by several members of her own party for a ban.
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