Dalai Lama warns Europe could become ‘Muslim’ or ‘African’, "If a female Dalai Lama comes, she should be more attractive," he said while laughing.

 

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Dalai Lama warns Europe could become ‘Muslim’ or ‘African’

by Zachary Halaschak, Economics Reporter | 

 

 | June 27, 2019 03:21 PM

The Dalai Lama said in a recent interview that refugees to Europe should eventually return home, despite his support for international cooperation and institutions like the European Union.

Last year, the Dalai Lama sparked controversy after he said, “Europe belongs to the Europeans.” He said he is still standing by that view, in an interview with the BBC .

The 83-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader is a refugee himself, exiled from his homeland after China sent troops to the Tibet region in 1959.

During the interview, he said that although Europe should help the refugees fleeing from the Middle East and Africa, it should also educate them with the goal of the refugees returning to their home countries.

“European countries should take these refugees and give them education and training, and the aim is return to their own land with certain skills,” he said.

Despite his insistence on Europe assisting to rebuild the countries from where the refugees fled, the Dalai Lama also addressed those who might want to remain in Europe.

“A limited number is OK. But the whole of Europe [will] eventually become Muslim country — impossible. Or African country, also impossible,” he said.

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The spiritual leader also said that if a woman replaces him, she should be good-looking.

"If a female Dalai Lama comes, she should be more attractive," he said while laughing.

During the same interview, the Dalai Lama also had some tough words for President Trump , whom he said had a “lack of moral principle.”

“When he became president he expressed America first. That is wrong,” the Dalai Lama said, noting that unlike prior U.S. presidents, Trump has not met with him or called him since becoming president.

The Dalai Lama has been the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people for decades. The Dalai Lama has met with dozens of world leaders and notable figures throughout the years, becoming somewhat of a celebrity himself.