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German politicians decry sharp reaction to lawmaker's comment on head scarves - iht,europe,Germany Head Scarves - Europe - International Herald Tribun

"German politicians decry sharp reaction to lawmaker's comment on head scarves

BERLIN German politicians on Saturday expressed concern about sharp reactions to remarks by an opposition lawmaker of Turkish origin who urged Muslim women living in Germany to take off their head scarves.

The Tagesspiegel daily reported that Ekin Deligoz, of the center-left Greens, had received a death threat following her comments and said she was under police protection."

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