What's on my mind

Recently the news about the attacks on women in Cologne affected me deeply. When I was a young woman living in Berlin I was frequently  molested by Muslim men, either in words or physically. It has left a strong mark.
Yet, the problem is complex.
Our colonial history has left a mark on all these countries. We've taken and fought wars over their resources, esp. oil. But what have we done to help these countries to get lifted out of poverty, unemployment, education and medical infrastructure? We only 'free' them from their rulers if those seem to not play along to our western rules. What is our responsibility here?

These two articles tackle aspects of this discussion well. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/16/germans-accept-arabs?CMP=fb_gu

http://jetzt.sueddeutsche.de/texte/anzeigen/595665/Wir-muessen-an-zwei-Fronten-unterwegs-sein-gegen-Sexismus-und-Rassismus
( The second one is in German)