Aziz Rabah, 38 years old, was arrested on December 5, 2021, after a car chase in Noyon (Oise). There are 17 entries in his criminal record.
” I swear by the Quran, you have that haircut, you look like a man with Down’s syndrome. And I’ll fuck you in the ass like the prosecutor. […] Your children, I will sell them drugs and the prosecutor’s children too. Your wife, I’ll fuck her every night, I’m the Sheitan incarnate, I’m the devil incarnate. [Go wash your ass, you fucking idiot, you’re all cocksuckers.” This is just a sample of the insults and invective uttered by Aziz Rabah on December 5, 2021, as a 38-year-old temp with 17 records on his criminal record.
It is 1.25 am that night when the gendarmes see a Renault Megane with Aziz Rabah at the wheel turning into a roundabout. A chase starts, during which Rabah drives over a bump at high speed – and finally stops in the middle of the carriageway. The former drug addict gets out and walks towards the police officers – with his mouth wide open and his index fingers raised.
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Aziz Rabah, who has already been convicted of insult, community theft, trespass, extortion, hit and run, rebellion, death threats, but also drug trafficking, was supposed to appear in court on Friday, March 18. However, the man did not appear and is not legally represented.
“These are heinous facts, his behaviour is deplorable, Mr Rabah has a problem of insight and good character,” explains prosecutor Antoine Perrin.Oise Hebdo
Ronja Maltzahn is horrified, her fans express incomprehension – Ronja Maltzahn/Instagram
Actually, the performance of singer Ronja Maltzahn at the Fridays for Future (FFF) climate protest was already booked. But now the musician has been uninvited by FFF: Her performance was no longer wanted as long as she wore dreadlocks. This would contradict the anti-racist narrative.
Singer Ronja Maltzahn ( 28 years old) would have loved to perform at the Fridays for Future protest event in Hanover. Her bad luck: she has the wrong hairstyle. This does not fit the “anti-colonialist and anti-racist narrative” of the event, as the climate protection movement informs the baffled musician in a letter. Because of her appearance, Maltzahn will therefore not be allowed to participate on Friday when demonstrations for climate protection will once again take place in all German cities.
Ronja Maltzahn’s appearance had already been confirmed. But a few days before the event, she was uninvited because of her dreadlocks. According to the Fridays for Future group in Hanover, “white people should not wear dreadlocks”. Maltzahn would “culturally adopt” the hairstyle without experiencing the systematic oppression of black people, according to the message Maltzahn shared on Instagram.
Her only option: “Should you decide to cut off your dreadlocks by Friday, we would of course welcome you to the protest and let you perform,” FFF Ronja Maltzahn addresses in a shared message. “We hope you will deal with it.” Meanwhile, a spokeswoman for FFF Hannover confirmed the authenticity of the letter.
The singer is appalled: “It’s a shame that we are excluded from this because of external characteristics. We don’t want to discriminate against anyone on the basis of his/her cultural background, but rather to give cultural diversity a stage, to appreciate and celebrate it”. She is disappointed: “We were looking forward to being able to set an example for peace and against discrimination with our music.
Users on the internet do not understand why: “narrow-minded”, “double standards”, “own goal”, some say. “If there is no real tolerance behind political correctness….”, declares another. Some go even further: “Prime example of discrimination. A real genuine certifiable own goal.” One fan considers racism – exactly as it is defined – to be present here right now.
TV presenter Kena Amoa (51), the son of a Ghanaian, writes: “What nonsense. How can a hairstyle be cultural appropriation?” One commentator refers to an article by FAZ journalist Leonie Feuerbach in which she warns against the idea of cultural appropriation. Allowing only members of certain peoples to use cultural characteristics is reminiscent of the world view of right-wing movements, which assume clearly delimitable cultures and fail to recognise that cultural mixing has been going on for centuries.
In the night to Monday, the church in Singen burns down completely to the foundation walls. The police and the public prosecutor’s office do not rule out arson.
The church in Singen (Konstanz district) may have been set on fire. This was announced by the police and the public prosecutor’s office on Tuesday. The church burned down completely to the foundation walls on Monday night. The parish hall of the Evangelical Free Church congregation in Singen was also destroyed.
“As there was another fire during the night on the street “Inselwiese”, which is in the immediate vicinity of the first scene of the fire, the investigators do not rule out arson,” the police and the public prosecutor’s office reported. No one was injured in the fire. Police estimate the damage at around 1.5 million euros.
Hungarian female swimmer Réka György with her trainer. Facebook
Transsexuals and transgenders competing in sport are praised in Western countries for their “courage”. But Hungarian female swimmer Réka György does not think it is fair for men to compete against women. She was banned from Twitter for expressing a popular view.
György complained about the participation of transsexual swimmer Lia Thomas in the US college championships. “I think it is disrespectful to biologically female swimmers,” she said in a letter to the organisers, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
William “Lia” Thomas has saved his sinking swimming career by competing against women. Some female participants have complained about his genitals not being covered correctly by a female bathing suit. Thomas has not had his private parts surgically removed yet although he claims to be a woman. Screenshot from YouTube
Thomas finished first in the 500-yard freestyle (457.2 metres) on Friday. The male swimmer was born a man but “identifies as a woman”. In past competitions, when he competed against men, he finished poorly. By changing gender, he was able to significantly increase his chances of winning.
The top 16 women qualified in advance for the discipline at this year’s championships. György, who competed for Virginia Tech University and was at the 2016 Summer Olympics, missed out by one place.
“I feel the last spot was taken away from me because the NCAA decided to allow someone who is not a biological female to participate,” her letter continued. The Hungarian tried to sugar-coat her complaint by sympathising with Thomas, who had prepared “just as hard” for the competition. Her criticism, she said, was only about the biological component.
Former Czech tennis player Martina Navratilova also commented on the case. “It’s not about her personally. It’s about the fact that she finished 200th, 300th, 400th as a man. Now she is finishing first. The rules need to be changed. This is not a fair fight,” she told US broadcaster NewsNation.
Even before the competition, there had been protests against Thomas’ participation. Several women demonstrated in front of the swimming hall in Georgia and chanted: “Save women’s sports”.
Twitter suspended the Hungarian swimmer’s account after her tweet exploded with likes.
The girl who lost her spot in the NCAA swimming championship just got suspended from Twitter for her post about Lia Thomas. pic.twitter.com/ERI1nD6UsZ
Governor Ron DeSantis from Florida meanwhile issued a proclamation on Tuesday rejecting the victory of UPenn trans swimmer Lia Thomas.native advertising
In a letter bearing the governor’s seal, DeSantis declared that his state would not perpetuate a fraud by accepting Thomas’ performance as a true victory. Instead Florida would consider second-place finisher, University of Virginia student and former Tampa Bay-native Emma Weyant as the genuine champion of the NCAA Division 1 500-yard freestyle race.
“By allowing men to compete in women’s sports, the NCAA is destroying opportunities for women, making a mockery of its championships, and perpetuating a fraud,” tweeted DeSantis on Tuesday. “In Florida, we reject these lies and recognize Sarasota’s Emma Weyant as the best women’s swimmer in the 500y freestyle.”
He said at a press briefing that the NCAA was destroying women’s athletics. “They’re trying to undermine the integrity of the competition, and they’re crowning somebody else the woman’s champion.
“We thought it was very important that young girls and women athletes in the state of Florida had the ability to work hard, to realize their dreams and to compete fairly whether it’s in swimming, whether it’s in track and field, you name it. And that’s something that was really meaningful to a lot of people in Florida, particularly people like me who are parents of young girls.”
By allowing men to compete in women's sports, the NCAA is destroying opportunities for women, making a mockery of its championships, and perpetuating a fraud.
In Florida, we reject these lies and recognize Sarasota's Emma Weyant as the best women's swimmer in the 500y freestyle. pic.twitter.com/tBmFxFE3q6
