A professor in Germany has ignited an uproar in India after she refused an internship to a male Indian student, citing his country’s “rape culture” for the unfavourable decision.
Responding to the internship application through email, Professor Annette Beck-Sickinger of the University of Leipzig wrote, “We hear a lot about the rape problem in India which I cannot support. I have many female students in my group, so I think this is something I cannot support.”
The letter went viral on social media with students condemning the act. Later, the professor apologised.
Al Jazeera spoke to Indians from across the country about the issue.