I haven't posted on here in a long time, partly because I've been very busy lately and partly because I feel certain stories don't get as much allowance as others from certain mods. However, I felt this story warranted mention because it typifies the direction in which I see the world going these days - this forum in particular being a classic example in many ways.
Marwa Sheribini was a 32-year-old pregnant mother-of-one originally from Alexandria in Egypt but living in Dresden, she was in court for the appeal hearing of a man known to the media as "Alex W", an immigrant from Russia of German heritage, who had been fined for calling her a terrorist for wearing the traditional hijab. During the proceedings the accused decided to murder Mrs. Sheribini by stabbing her 18 times. Mrs. Sherbini's husband was then reportedly shot by police as he was trying to save his wife and is still in critical condition in hospital.
This is where society is heading in my opinion, baseless hatred and racism towards the Muslim community as a whole because of the actions of a violent minority. It's not just the act itself here that sickens me, it's the media reaction (or lack thereof). Ten Muslims on the street shouting at troops coming home from Iraq get front page headlines and blanket TV coverage while the murder of a Muslim by a violent racist in the middle of a courthouse almost slips under the radar. Imagine the media frenzy if a Muslim had killed a Westerner in a courthouse on the grounds of race and religion. This story happened last week and I only happened across a follow up story on the BBC website today.
Anyway, I will let you all get back to your Muslim-bashing.
Thank you. That is all.
Marwa Sheribini was a 32-year-old pregnant mother-of-one originally from Alexandria in Egypt but living in Dresden, she was in court for the appeal hearing of a man known to the media as "Alex W", an immigrant from Russia of German heritage, who had been fined for calling her a terrorist for wearing the traditional hijab. During the proceedings the accused decided to murder Mrs. Sheribini by stabbing her 18 times. Mrs. Sherbini's husband was then reportedly shot by police as he was trying to save his wife and is still in critical condition in hospital.
This is where society is heading in my opinion, baseless hatred and racism towards the Muslim community as a whole because of the actions of a violent minority. It's not just the act itself here that sickens me, it's the media reaction (or lack thereof). Ten Muslims on the street shouting at troops coming home from Iraq get front page headlines and blanket TV coverage while the murder of a Muslim by a violent racist in the middle of a courthouse almost slips under the radar. Imagine the media frenzy if a Muslim had killed a Westerner in a courthouse on the grounds of race and religion. This story happened last week and I only happened across a follow up story on the BBC website today.
Anyway, I will let you all get back to your Muslim-bashing.
Thank you. That is all.
