German president calls for tolerance

Turkish immigrants “belong in Germany” and deserve “high praise” for their contribution to society, Germany’s president has said in an appeal for cultural and religious tolerance.

ESO: Background Information: Multicultural attempts ‘failed’, claims Merkel http://www.europeansources.info/record/multicultural-attempts-failed-claims-merkel/

Spiegel Online International, 20.10.10: What's So Bad About Parallel Societies? http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,724223,00.html

Spiegel Online International, 20.10.10: 'German President's Criticism of Turkey Was Also Aimed at Germans' http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,724206,00.html

Deutsche Welle, 19.10.10: German president criticizes 'sweeping statements' on integration http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6124476,00.html

Deutsche Welle, 19.10.10: President Wulff urges Turks to 'actively integrate' in Germany http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6126576,00.html

BBC News, 19.10.10: Germany's Turks urged to learn German to integrate http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11578657

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