Rat girl

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The rat girl (also English Cursed Girl Hoax "swindle of the cursed girl") was a hoax among Muslim youths mostly via MMS messages in 2005 , which wanted to describe the transformation of a young woman into a figure similar to a rat and to prove it with a corresponding photo . According to modern legend , she is said to have " desecrated " the Koran after an argument with her mother . The illustration, however, shows a silicone plastic by Australian artist Patricia Piccinini from her work “Leather Landscape”, who wanted to use it to address genetic manipulation. The artist herself expressed concern about the incidents in a public message on the Internet.

According to the Arabist Claudia Dantschke (see web links), the false report first migrated as a chain mail through the Arab region and via Turkey to the German-speaking region; It was always concluded with the words: "Send this email to ten friends if you don't want to be punished by Allah too ." In this context, Dantschke speaks of a strategy: "In the Arab world, myths are used to strengthen belief - that is targeted fear education. "

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