Queen Beatrix of Netherlands defends decision to wear headscarf on state visit
Geert Wilders, leader of anti-Muslim party, criticises monarch for covering her head on visit to mosque in United Arab EmiratesQueen Beatrix took on the fiery leader of her country’s anti-Muslim party, Geert Wilders, on Thursday by dismissing as “nonsense” his criticism of her decision to wear a headscarf during a recent visit to a mosque. The queen made her unusually forthright comment to Dutch reporters covering her state visit to the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
published date:Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:28:09 GMT
Queen Beatrix of Netherlands defends decision to wear headscarf on state visit
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Queen Beatrix of Netherlands defends decision to wear headscarf on state visit
Geert Wilders, leader of anti-Muslim party, criticises monarch for covering her head on visit to mosque in United Arab EmiratesQueen Beatrix took on the fiery leader of her country’s anti-Muslim party, Geert Wilders, on Thursday by dismissing as “nonsense” his criticism of her decision to wear a headscarf during a recent visit to a mosque. The queen made her unusually forthright comment to Dutch reporters covering her state visit to the United Arab Emirates and Oman.