German's Defense Minister REFUSES To Wear A Hijab During An Official Visit To Saudi Arabia

The German minister voiced her annoyance at the expectation that women should wear traditional clothing when visiting the country

Daily Mail: Female German minister REFUSES to wear a hijab during visit to Saudi Arabia, days after Angela Merkel calls for a burka ban

* Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen wore a business suit for her meetings at the Divan Palace in Riyadh
* She was criticised on Twitter by Saudis for not wearing traditional Saudi clothing
* Von der Leyen said she was annoyed that visitors are expected to wear an abaya
* It comes a week after Angela Merkel called for the burka to be banned
* On Monday a Saudi woman was arrested for taking off her veil and posing for photographs

A German minister has refused to wear a hijab during a visit to Saudi Arabia - saying women should have the same right to choose their clothing as men.

Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen's stand came a week after Chancellor Angela Merkel called for the burka to be banned.

Von der Leyen was in Saudi capital Riyadh to meet deputy crown prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, where she voiced her annoyance at the expectation that women cover up.

But it sparked anger in the deeply-conservative state, where social media users called for her to be arrested.

It comes in a week when a Saudi woman was arrested for taking off her veil in public.

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Update: German Defense Minister refuses to wear hijab or abaya in Saudi Arabia (Al Bawaba)

WNU Editor: Here is an easy prediction .... the German defense minister is not going to be invited back.