"German Muslim MP defends veil comment, wins support
Thu Oct 26,:14 AM IST162
By Eva Kuehnen
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German Muslim politician, who received death threats after calling on other Muslim women to take off their veils, stood up for her right to free speech on Wednesday and was backed by the head of the German parliament.
Ekin Deligoez, a Turkish-born Muslim who grew up in Germany, told Reuters that she stood by a newspaper interview in which she addressed Muslim women, saying: "Wake up to today's Germany. This is where you live, so take off your veils.""
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