Over at altmuslimah.com, Sara Ludin writes that in numerous instances, the German court system has shown itself negligent at best, and vindictive at worst, in trying cases brought by Muslim women:
In January 2007, a court in Frankfurt told a woman who had sued for a speedy divorce* on grounds that her husband abused her and threatened her life, that her request would not be granted because in their religion (Islam) and cultural milieu (Moroccan), disciplining wives in this way was conventional. The woman sought physical protection and psychological peace of mind from the menace of her husband through the courts. The court said: no, you won’t get it here.**
[…]The ramifications of this unseemly pattern are as predictable as they are inevitable: that rope which has motivated Muslim women to turn to the German legal system for justice may slowly unfurl. The trust that “when all else fails, the law will be my on my side” is depleting. This is an alarming state of affairs, and it ought to be a cause of concern for all those who have a robust understanding of a functioning civil society.
Read the full piece here.