Front Page Magazine covered this story of the ‘model’ Afghan refugee back when it happened. And considering recent Afghan shenanigans, it’s time to revisit it and discuss the ending.
As soon as Haji Matiullah Matie arrived in the United States, he became the poster boy for Afghan refugees. The New York Times wrote up Matie’s story and so did many other media outlets. By the time he was finally resettled from Fort Pickett, Virginia, to Wausau, Wisconsin, he was famous.
When he flew out to his new home in the small Wisconsin city, the mayor was there to meet him at the airport. The mayor later visited his home along with Lt. Gov Mandela Barnes. The Afghan refugee’s social media accounts were filled with photos taken with local community leaders.
Each visit generated new stories holding Matie up as evidence that Americans should welcome Afghan refugees. And then it all fell apart as Matie was arrested for sexual assault against a person who had been helping him adjust to his new life in the snows of the Badger State.
Matie, who according to a LinkedIn of the same name, has “11 years experience in rehabilitation and civilization”, has been described as a “tribal leader”, a “prominent man” and a “business leader” in interviews. And he, along with his wife and six kids, were resettled in Wausau.
Wausau, a small central Wisconsin city of 38,735, was volunteered for the risky task of hosting some 85 Afghans, by refugee resettlement activists including the Rev. Rebecca Voss and her First United Methodist Church of Wausau, and the Multicultural Community Center.
What happened next? The least surprising thing ever to anyone who isn’t a refugee resettler. Unfortunately…
A 40-year-old man who openly shared his experiences of coming to Wausau from Afghanistan as part of the refugee resettlement project has been arrested following an investigation in sexual assault.
Police are recommending Matiullah Matie be charged with fourth-degree sexual assault.
On Wednesday, Feb. 2. Wausau Police said a victim reported she was assaulted by Matie while in a vehicle on Wausau’s northeast side. The victim was identified as an acquaintance and was assisting Matie and his family in refugee resettlement.
Much as in Europe, it was time to discuss ‘educating’ Afghan Muslims about the curious notion that women are human beings.
Mayor Rosenberg argued that the alleged assault “doesn’t define all Afghan refugees”, but promised that Police Chief Bliven and “his team stand ready to help with comprehensive and specific training about American legal and social expectations.”
And that is exactly what happened…
Charges of fourth-degree sexual assault against one of Wausau’s resettled Afghanistan refugees have been dropped.
According to court documents, Marathon County Judge Scott Corbett dismissed the charges against 40-year-old Matiullah Matie without prejudice on Tuesday.
‘Without prejudice,’ means the charge could be filed again at the County’s discretion.
Court documents say the charges were dropped because Matie has completed court-recommended counseling.
Unless the counseling involves dealing with the Koran and the tenets of Islamic law that allow Muslim men to assault non-Muslim women, it’s not going to be very effective. But we’re well in the German stage of Islamic cultural education.
One of Berlin’s largest pools, on Columbiadamm Street, is near two refugee housing centers, which means new arrivals from places like Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan — and longtime Berlin residents — all swim there together.
Before the start of swimming season this summer, social workers like Kurzhals were bracing for culture shock at the pool.
Kurzhals helps run “Bleib Cool am Pool” (Staying Cool at the Pool), a team of conflict mediators from immigrant backgrounds, who patrol the pool. This summer, the group helped refugees learn about German pool culture.
The first rule. Don’t touch women
The actual first civilizational rule is don’t let anyone in who needs to be told this.
