"In Germany, Citizenship Tests Stir Up Muslims, and Cultural Debate
Some say that Turkish immigrants are being unfairly targeted. But in the wake of9/11, many favor greater scrutiny of foreigners.
By Jeffrey Fleishman, Times Staff Writer
April 9, 2006
BERLIN — Brahms, beer and Beethoven are German, but can a Muslim head scarf be German too?
Islamic communities throughout this country are beginning to wonder. What it means to be German is an excruciating riddle, not something casually broached in a cafe. But efforts to sharpen national identity through new citizenship tests have caused a furor over accusations that Muslims are being unfairly targeted for exclusion by questions concerning head scarves, arranged marriages, homosexuality and Israel's right to exist."
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