Author: Swarajya Staff
Publication: Swarajyamag.com
Date: December 6, 2016
URL:   http://swarajyamag.com/insta/burqa-should-be-banned-wherever-legally-possible-says-angela-merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said “the full veil is inappropriate” and called for a burqa ban, reported Mail Online. Merkel is said to have made the remarks at a conservative CDU conference, where she reportedly said there should be a ban on wearing burqa “wherever that is legally possible”.

Earlier, Merkel had said the burqa would hinder women from becoming integrated into German society.

“From my point of view, a completely covered woman has almost no chance of integrating herself in Germany.
Merkel to Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland in August

As per the Mail Online report, Merkel also said she did not want a repeat of “a situation like the one in the late summer of 2015”, pointing to a time of large influx of migrants into the country.