The murder of an Egyptian woman in a German courtroom at the beginning of July is causing outrage among Muslims in Germany, Egypt and Iran. Muslims accuse the German government of playing down the matter. (...) Since the murder small protests have taken place in Cairo and within the German domestic population. Further demonstrations are planned for Sunday. What has surprised and angered Muslims in Germany and elsewhere is the slow response made by the German government to the incident and the apparent indifference of the German press. The Berlin-based daily Der Tagesspiegel asked on Thursday: "Why was the death of a veiled woman, who was not the victim of an 'honor crime', only news in brief for a whole week?" The German press buried the report of the murder on the back pages and have since focused on the issue of security in German courts rather than the racist aspect of the killing. German government takes one week to issue response The incident occurred on July 1 but the German government took until July 8 to issue a statement of condolence.
What has surprised and angered Muslims in Germany and elsewhere is the slow response made by the German government to the incident and the apparent indifference of the German press.
The Berlin-based daily Der Tagesspiegel asked on Thursday: "Why was the death of a veiled woman, who was not the victim of an 'honor crime', only news in brief for a whole week?"
The German press buried the report of the murder on the back pages and have since focused on the issue of security in German courts rather than the racist aspect of the killing.
German government takes one week to issue response
The incident occurred on July 1 but the German government took until July 8 to issue a statement of condolence.
Why was the death of a veiled woman, who was not the victim of an 'honor crime', only news in brief for a whole week?
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