Friday, October 15, 2010

Turkish News;There Is a Fear of German Anti-Muslim

Reporting from Turkish news source Hurriyet - Daily News, there is a feeling of anti Muslim and anti immigrant. When there are no jobs and immigrant are holding jobs, this feeling can pervade.

Here is a section of the news item:

The survey, which was broadcast by Deutsche Welle, shows 32 percent of Germans approve of the statement, “When there’s a shortage of jobs, foreigners should be sent back home”; 34 percent agree or strongly agree with the statement that “Foreigners only come here to exploit Germany’s social welfare system”; and 35 percent think that “Germany has a dangerous level of foreign influence as a result of the many foreigners in the country.”
Turkey in the past, a not so orthodox Muslim culture of Kemal Ataturk's revolt in the 1920's; it is changing to a more orthodox Muslim government. It would seem to me, there should be no fear of  Turkish immigrants presently living and working peacefully for many years in German, these immigrants are not of the new sect in charge in Ankara at this time.

Next a calming move by both leaders ends the report. Excerpt from the news article shown below.

Both Turkey and Germany emphasize the importance of integration for Turks living in the country. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel jointly attended a football match last week between the Turkish and German national teams, with the Turkish leader wearing a scarf combining both nations’ flag in a symbolic move to highlight the importance of integration.

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