Clinton critical of religious freedom in Europe

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized Wednesday the state of religious freedom in Europe, as Washington highlighted policies and attitudes toward Muslim veils and Islam as a whole.

"Several European countries have placed harsh restrictions on religious expression," Clinton said, without elaborating as she unveiled the State Department's report on international religious freedom for the last year.

Her assistant secretary for human rights, Michael Posner, cited France's ban on wearing the niqab and other face coverings in public places and a Swiss motion passed last year that bans building new minarets.

Note EU-Digest: Since Mrs Clinton took the liberty to criticize the state of religious freedom in Europe she might also in all fairness do well in criticizing the state of religious freedom in some Muslim states like Saudi Arabia.


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