Foreign policy: Muslim veiled women in Germany suffer discrimination in employment

The writer Anshal Fohra addressed the suffering of women who wear hijab or niqab in Germany, and said that Muslims face difficulties in employment, employment and the street because of this Islamic dress.

The German Chancellor Angela Merkel opened her doors in 2015 to about 1 million asylum seekers, mostly Syrian Muslims, and that German policymakers faced the challenge of integrating newcomers into the workforce.

Anshal adds that Syrian asylum seekers find it difficult to integrate into the economy, in part because employers and potential colleagues feel that these refugees have not integrated into German culture.

Ansal points out that the veil of women has become a clear symbol of tensions as a result of German identity in the run-up to the federal elections in 2017.

Opposition to the veil
Anshal adds that the Christian Democratic Union or the center-right party in the country has opposed the veil or burqa that covers the entire face.

Anchal attributed the statement to Interior Minister Thomas de Mezier to the culturally conservative majority in the country to oppose the idea of ​​women wearing veils.

She notes that Merkel supported the comments of her minister and supported the ban "whenever it is legally possible."

An opinion poll conducted by the German Radio and Television (ARD) showed that up to 81% of Germans supported the banning of full-face Islamic veils in public institutions and schools.

Employment discrimination
In Germany, the veil is now banned in most public institutions, although Germany has not yet reached the level of simulating the total ban in neighboring France.

Most Germans agree that the headscarf - which usually covers women's hair only - should not be banned everywhere, but they are divided on whether it should be considered culturally acceptable.

According to the latest survey conducted by the Employment Research Institute, the Research Center of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees and the Social and Economic Committee, refugee women in Germany participate in the labor market at much lower rates than their male counterparts.

Research shows that 80% of refugee women want a job, and that most refugees support democratic ideals at a higher rate than German citizens. However, cultural stereotypes play a role in hampering Muslim women refugees from entering the labor market.

According to the author, many veiled women face discrimination in employment from the outset because they refuse to give up the headscarf.