Hawzah News Agency-A German ad campaign showing a blonde-haired woman wearing a headscarf is encouraging citizens to “enjoy difference” and “start tolerance.” It follows numerous cases of alleged discrimination against Muslim women in Germany.

The 18-second ad, funded by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and German taxpayers, begins with the text “Turkish women wear the hijab.”

A blonde-haired woman then turns around to show her face, saying “Me too! It’s beautiful!”

“Enjoy difference, start tolerance,” the lady says to the camera.

The ad follows numerous alleged cases of discrimination against Muslim women who wear headscarves and face veils in public. Less than two months ago, the mayor of a German town fired a Muslim intern on her first day of work, for refusing to remove her headscarf.

In July, a Muslim law trainee in Germany won the right to wear a headscarf to work when a court ruled there was no legal basis for the state of Bavaria to prevent her from doing so.

Last week, a restaurant owner in northern Germany expelled a Muslim woman who refused to remove her face veil, triggering a social media storm.

Tensions between German citizens and Muslim immigrants and asylum seekers have been ongoing, particularly after Berlin took in over one million refugees last year, most of whom hailed from Syria.

A poll last month found that 30 percent of Germans want the burqa and niqab banned in public places, while 51 percent want them entirely prohibited.

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party has also pushed for a ban on burqas in public places.