Worlds Apart: Europe Didn’t Consider Women When It Took in Migrant Men Disproportionately

The assault and robbery of scores of women in Cologne on New Year's Eve, allegedly perpetrated by groups of migrants, has fanned the flames of the refugee crisis in Europe. And while European leaders introduce stricter measures to deal with offending asylum seekers, many are questioning the wisdom of the policies that brought them there. What's behind the seemingly increasing wave of violence by migrants and is the predominantly male migration skewing the European demographic profile, thereby predisposing its societies to even more crime? Oksana is joined by Valerie Hudson, a Professor of Political Science at Texas A&M University, to explore these issues.

Angela Merkel Under Pressure As Cologne Violence Cases Rise Above 500

Germany: Sexual Assaults 'Not a Totally New Phenomenon in Germany' - Interior Minister

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière addressed the events of New Year's Eve in Cologne, during a press conference in the city on Monday.

Opinion: Cologne Attacks on Muslims Show Incompatibility of Cultures

DEUTSCHE WELLE: Cologne’s xenophobic assaults on Muslims are disgraceful. But DW's Shamil Shams feels that they just show how Germans feel increasingly threatened by a culture that is not compatible with their norms.

As a Pakistani journalist working in Germany, I have been very skeptical about the German government's decision to allow thousands of refugees into the country without much scrutiny of their backgrounds.

Of course, I am empathetic towards the plight of the people who are fleeing war-torn countries like Syria, who are facing immense oppression and violence at the hands of Islamic militants as well as President Bashar Assad. I understand their woes, the pain of losing their loved ones, their homes and livelihoods in a civil war that continues to ravage the once peaceful country.

But at the same time, I was sure that the migrants' influx would ultimately disturb the harmony and balance of German society. I feel that Islamic culture and European norms are not compatible.

Most Germans have responded to the refugee crisis with exemplary humanism. My European friends got angry when I warned them against Chancellor Merkel's migrant-friendly policy. I found it very naïve that many Germans believed that all Middle Eastern and South Asian refugees would conform to their way of life and values. I told my friends that their understanding of the Muslim world was limited and flawed. They didn't pay much attention to my arguments. » | Shamil Shams | Monday, January 11, 2016

‘Chaos’: Far-right Thrives in Cologne Attack Fallout

Unknown assailants attacked and injured several immigrants in two districts of Cologne on Sunday evening. One of the attacks took place near the city train station, where mass assaults on women happened on New Year's Eve.

Robert Spencer on Fox News on Philadelphia Jihad Shooting and Cologne Muslim Sex Assaults

Jihad Watch director Robert Spencer appeared on Fox's America's HQ with Uma Pemmaraju on January 9, 2016 to discuss the jihad shooting of a Philadelphia policeman, the mass sex assaults by Muslims in Cologne, Germany and other cities on New Year's Eve, and the authorities' denial of the jihad motive.

Germany after the Sex Attacks: Fences Are Going Up and the Mood Is Ugly

THE GUARDIAN: ‘Cologne’ has become a byword for all the fears, prejudices and – let’s face it – real problems associated with mass immigration

Women are sniggered at, insulted, and find men’s hands down their tops and between their legs. Dark corners are dangerous; girls who are drunk and alone are chased and raped. Security and police are nowhere to be seen. Welcome to Oktoberfest, Munich’s annual beer saturnalia. The worst, say barmaids, are Brits and Italians.

Cut to New Year’s Eve in Cologne. Crowds of people, mostly young men in various stages of inebriation, gather on the square between the cathedral and the station to let off fireworks and let themselves go. The crowd, about 1,000 strong, is watched by around 200 police, worried about youths throwing fireworks at each other.

But something more sinister is going on. Women and girls are surrounded, poked and jeered at as “whores” and “cunts”; their blouses are ripped and their underwear torn off. “I had mens’ hands on every body opening,” a distraught girl told the police. More than 100 women file sexual molestation charges against men “of north African or Arab origin”. Yet the station is not cleared, few arrests are made and, the next morning, the police report a “quiet night”. It takes almost four days for Germany to wake up to what happened. » | Alan Posener | Saturday, January 9, 2016

PEGIDA Rally & Counter-protest in Cologne Following New Years Eve Assaults

Supporters of the Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West (PEGIDA) are rallying outside Cologne’s main train station. A counter-protest is taking place at the same location. The demonstrations come in the wake of mass assaults against women that took place during New Year's Eve celebrations.

LIVE: PEGIDA Rally to Meet Counter-protest in Cologne Following Sexual Assault Allegations

Supporters of the Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West (PEGIDA) are set to rally outside Cologne’s main train station on Saturday, January 9. A counter-protest is due to take place at the same location on the same day.

Both actions come in the wake of alleged mass sexual assaults against women in the same area during New Year's Eve celebrations. Cologne’s police have said the culprits are believed to be men between 18 and 30 years old with ""origins in the North-African and Arabic region.""

The allegations are expected to heighten tensions around the question of migration and cultural integration, as Germany accepts nearly one million refugees and migrants, mostly fleeing conflict in the Middle East.

Europe In Crisis over Sex Attacks by Migrants amid Calls for Emergency EU Meeting

(Left), Police arrest men around the main station in Cologne.
(Right), A note found by police on two suspects.

THE TELEGRAPH: Political tensions over influx of migrants boil over as leaders from central and eastern states declare death of multicultural Europe and call for borders to be sealed

Europe was in crisis on Friday night as mounting fury over sex attacks by Middle Eastern and North African migrants threatened to divide the continent east from west.

Political tensions caused by allowing more than one million migrants to enter Europe in 2015 boiled over on Friday, as leaders from central and eastern countries announced the death of liberal Europe and called for the continent to seal its borders.

“The idea of multicultural Europe has failed,” proclaimed Robert Fico, the prime minister of Slovakia, calling for an extraordinary summit of EU leaders next week to discuss fresh reports of migrant-led sex attacks emerging from Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Austria and Finland. Bohuslav Sobotka, his Czech counterpart, immediately echoed the call.

“The migrants cannot be integrated, it's simply impossible,” Mr Fico added, citing a “clear link” between the sex attacks and the influx of refugees that has swept through Europe from the failed states of Syria and North Africa.

As Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, promised to step up deportation of immigrants who broke the law, Belgium’s immigration minister tried to calm popular fears over the sex attacks by ordering new migrants to face mandatory “respect for women” courses.

But Hungary’s hardline conservative leader, Viktor Orban, dismissed such measures, calling for a complete halt to migration into Europe and the establishment of a new “European defence line” on Greece's northern borders with Macedonia and Bulgaria. » | Peter Foster, Europe Editor, Justin Huggler in Cologne and Richard Orange in Malmö | Friday, January 8, 2016

Cologne Police Chief Fired But What About Others In German Rape Cover Up?

Ezra Levant reports: The police chief of Cologne, Germany has been suspended. On New Year’s Eve, 1,000 Muslim migrants sexually assaulted German women. But what about all the other members of the German establishment involved in this growing scandal?

Cologne NYE Assaults: Women Buying Pepper Spays, Fearing Refugees

The chaos took place in Cologne, Germany, on New Year's Eve when over a hundred women were reportedly assaulted by asylum seekers. Now there is an enormous rise in the demand for self-defence products, as women react to the mass assaults on December, 31. 22 asylum seekers are among the suspects.

And the Mayor of Cologne has accused the police of withholding information from her.

Is Angela Merkel Stupid?: Germany: Cologne Assaults: 31 Suspects Identified, 18 of Them Refugees

Just a week after mass assaults against women by a group of Arab and North African men in the German city of Cologne, the authorities are cracking down on hate speech against migrants. Germany has reached a deal with social media giants to remove any offensive comments deemed to be targeting asylum seekers.

Tommy Robinson on Cologne – New Years Eve Attacks

Tommy Robinson speaks about the New Years Eve sexual assaults in Cologne, Germany.