In yet another incident of anti-Muslim violence in Germany, a woman wearing a headscarf was physically attacked in the capital Berlin, local media reported Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the daily Der Tagesspiegel, a 37-year-old attacker tore off the 39-year-old victim’s head covering before hitting her head and upper body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The attack took place at a restaurant in the Weissensee district, the daily added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another racist attack was also reported in Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg district earlier Friday where a 52-year-old man racially insulted two women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The attacker was arrested and taken to a clinic for abnormal behavior before being released, the daily said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although Germany’s Constitution guarantees freedom of religion, Muslims, especially women wearing headscarves, often face discriminatory practices in education and the labor market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The country has witnessed growing racism and Islamophobia in recent years, fueled by the propaganda of neo-Nazi groups and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Germany, a country of over 83 million people, has the second-largest Muslim population in Western Europe after France.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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