Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Sunni Muslim Turks in Germany

"Sunni Muslim Turks in Germany

* MUCH MORE about this people group at the JOSHUA PROJECT

The opposite of a well-known American proverb, a Turkish one, says: 'The hurt of a stick dies away, but words hurt forever.' Turks are very sensitive people, and they feel that they are facing political restrictions and discrimination in Germany, home to more Turkish expatriates than any other European country. In the 1950s many Turks emigrated from their homeland searching for work, and what Germany expected to be a temporary situation has turned into a permanent one. Germany has been slow about incorporating Turks and other visible minorities into German society."

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