[ARABNEWS] Over the past few weeks, threats have been made on social media against Syrian refugee women in Germany, especially those filing for divorce. These campaigns have escalated following the actions of a Syrian known as Abu Marwan, who murdered his ex-wife and broadcast a live video on Facebook moments after committing the crime.
I have watched part of the video posted by this person, but could not stare into the murderer’s face; instead my attention was fully drawn to the boy standing in the corner while his father explained his crime, argued for it, and justified it. The little boy stood listening to his father as he threatened Syrian women, who have found in asylum in Western countries the legal support that might rid them of domestic violence. Marwan announced very openly that his crime was a lesson for all women who want to get rid of their husbands, and warned that they would face a similar end.
There are many details surrounding the crime, starting with fleeing Syria, seeking asylum, integration difficulties, and later on legal separation under German civil law and the consequent financial blackmail that the husband used against his ex-wife ‐ according to their neighbors ‐ while she sought child custody. |