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Did Angela Merkel or the German government ban German media from reporting on a migrant who also killed his 1-year-old daughter when he murdered his ex-wife in a stabbing attack? No, that's not true: the story and the killer's motives were widely reported in Germany right after the attack happened in April 2018. The claim that the German goverment tried to ban reporters from mentioning the child are pulled out of thin air by a website that takes real news stories but adds outrage-inducing headlines in order to get more visitors for economic gain through advertising. There is no ban in effect.
The story originated from an article published by YourNewsWire on July 6, 2018 titled "Migrant Beheads 1-Year-Old Girl In Germany; Merkel Bans Media Reporting" (archived here) which opened:
Sweden: Man sentenced for eating bacon in front of Muslims
A 53-year-old man from Stockholm has been convicted of offensive behaviour, as he among other things ate bacon in front of three women in hijab on a commuter train.
It was on a commuter train in Stockholm, that the man began to eat bacon in front of three veiled women, reports marsta.nu.
According to the prosecution, the man demonstrative began to chew the pork in front of the women, and then followed them when they changed seats.
The whole thing lasted a few minutes.
He apparently also has said that he hates Muslims and negroes.
The man was prosecuted partly for offensive behaviour, and partly for incitement to racial hatred. However, for the later crime, which involved a separate incident from 2016, he was acquitted due to lack of evidence."
No, a man was not convicted in Sweden for 'eating bacon'
A story making headlines in some media outlets claims that a man was convicted in Sweden for 'eating bacon' in front of women wearing veils. But the reality is that the man was charged after insulting them on the grounds of their ethnicity and religion. https://www.thelocal.se/20170901/no-...r-eating-bacon
The lawyers for the accused said his wife was "content" to sit outside the courtroom on this occasion but it may become an issue if she is required to give evidence at a later date.
"I don't seek to agitate that today," said the accused man's lawyer, Dr Gideon Boas.
"The Islamic scholars in Australia have already reached a position on this, and they've published a statement to say that, whilst a person is required to be identified, there are certain points -- for example, entering the court building, et cetera -- they can remove it temporarily, and, if they're in the court and they're giving evidence, they can remove it for the duration of the period that they're giving evidence. So, where it's necessary and there's a legitimate reason for removing it, the scholars have said that they should remove it for that period and then they can put it back on when they finish."
In Brisbane, the president of the Muslim community festival Eid fest, Yasmin Khan, says it is not an issue.
Ms Khan says it is a matter of fairness and the courts have every right to see the people standing before them.
I still want to know where in the Koran it says women have to wear such garb around their head. Nowhere as far as I can see (I occasionally read & try to make sense of various religious texts), but please...prove me wrong
It would no doubt be necessary when crossing the Al-Dahna desert 500 years ago but for females to be wearing such attire in a modern western country today should be construed as insulting to woman of that country
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