'Muslim Merkel' German TV image causes outrage

October 08, 2015 04:32

An image of Angela Merkel wearing a traditional Iranian Islamic headscarf has caused controversy in Germany.

ARD television was inundated with complaints after it broadcast a mocked-up picture of Mrs Merkel wearing the garment, known as a chador, against a backdrop of the Reichstag surrounded by minarets.

The image was shown during a debate on the refugee crisis on Report from Berlin, a Newsnight-style programme, and was intended to be satirical, the broadcaster claimed.

"This is not constructive journalism. Ugh!" read one comment on the programme's Facebook page.

"The mood turns because of such defamation and propaganda. So yes it's true: integration cannot succeed."

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