German conservatives renew calls for a burqa ban The deputy leader of the conservative Christian Democrats has joined other CDU members in calling for a burqa ban in Germany. The calls come after the Netherlands imposed its own ban on face-covering clothing.

August 2, 2019   

(Deutsche Welle) As the neighboring Netherlands begins policing the wearing of burqas, Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) are calling for a burqa ban of Germany’s own. Julia Klöckner, who leads the provincial Rhineland-Palatinate branch of the party and is the No. 2 Christian Democrat nationally, said Germany should enshrine a dress code for Muslim women in order to help protect their dignity.

“It’s not about a piece of fabric, but about the entire gender image that is expressed through it,” Klöckner, also the agriculture minister in Merkel’s government, told the Passauer Neue Presse (PNP) in an article published Friday. “Our Basic Law is totally clear,” Klöckner added. “Men and women have equal value and equal rights.”

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