13/07/2009 / EGYPT
Official court illustration of the stabbing.
Marwa Sherbini murder: Egyptians mourn the “headscarf martyr”
A shocking incident in which an Egyptian woman was stabbed to death in a German courtroom has provoked outrage in her home country. The young mother, pregnant with her second child, was killed by the very man she was bearing witness against, himself in court for making Islamophobic insults.
Thirty-two-year-old Marwa Sherbini was four months pregnant when she was attacked in the Dresden court on July 1. She was stabbed 18 times, in full view of the attendees, including her three-year-old son. Her husband, Aloui Ali Oukaz, who tried to come to her aid, was also stabbed and then shot down by a policeman who thought him to be an attacker, leaving him hospitalised.
The story began in August 2008, when Ms Sherbini brought charges against 28-year-old Axel W., unemployed and of Russian origin, for having had called her a terrorist because she was wearing a headscarf. The right-wing extremist was charged 780 euros, but appealed the ruling. It was at the appeal that the incident took place.
Sherbini, a chemist, had been living in Germany since 2003.
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The funeral procession
Video posted by "CATCHO86" on YouTube, 6 July 2009.
Sherbini's funeral took place in Alexandria last Monday. The event attracted enormous crowds, turning into something of a demonstration.
The chant heard in the video:
Ignoble Germans, Marwa's blood was precious,
President Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian blood is precious,
Our soul, our blood, for our martyr,
Our soul, our blood, for Islam,
“The majority of the funeral procession condemned hostility towards Islam in the West”
Ismail Alexandrani is a journalist and human-rights activist. He joined Sherbini's funeral procession and was the first to post photos of the event on his blog.
This crime was overwhelmingly racist and Islamophobic. That's why we saw irrational anti-Germany chanting at the funeral service and — despite the head of the German Jewish council having condemned the crime — anti-Jewish sentiments. The majority of the funeral procession condemned hostility towards Islam in the West.
As part of an exchange I spent a couple of weeks travelling around Germany, accompanied by four friends who wear the hijab, and we were never victims of racism. But I deplore the sluggish attitude of the German authorities in reaction to this incident. The German ambassador to Egypt didn't even express his condolences to Sherbini's family until last Wednesday [more than a week after the incident].
Egyptians want the attacker to be judged quickly because a long trial would only heighten their feelings of injustice. If the victim had been Jewish or homosexual, the crime would have provoked outcry all over the West.
About 10,000 people followed the funeral procession on Monday. It was clear that the Egyptian government had given the green light to the event. In fact the governor of Alexandria was in attendance himself. The Egyptian government lets its people let off steam from time to time, when things are particularly strained.
Sherbini with her family
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Didn't translate all the video
Submitted by bassem (not verified) on Fri, 24/07/2009 - 00:34.hi brother, you didn't translate all the video where the people say that germans are enemies of the religion ( islam ) and saying that she's a martyr, and heave and so. plus they were saying ignoble GERMAN , not ignoble GERMANS , they were saying this to the man who killed her, not all germans.
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My sympathies for Sherbini
Submitted by Ibnu Abdul Wahhab (not verified) on Sat, 18/07/2009 - 06:50.My sympathies for Sherbini and her family. May Almighty God accept her good deeds and reward her with Jannah.
"When somebody carrying an Arabic name does a crime, it is Islam that goes for trial. But when someone else commits the same, only his name or the country is mentioned. But why this double standards against a community who believes that the God is one and only."
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MAy Allah rest her
Submitted by Commpassionate (not verified) on Thu, 16/07/2009 - 22:11.MAy Allah rest her soul.Ameen.Pray for her and her family.May things ease out for them.
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ethics of Muslim women will overcome the nudity of bikini women
Submitted by Unregistered user (not verified) on Wed, 15/07/2009 - 15:44.After many days of killing the Muslim women in the court we didn’t find any comment except few and when there are some arguments about Muslim Hegab (scarf) we found a huge number of comments, all of them are hating the Hegab and a lot of demanding for women freedom from Islam Hegab, and when there are killing Women dressed Hegab we found no comment! The matter that can let us think that, most people went blind and can't see the murder.
So we can say two things first of them to those who love to hate Islam hegab: hate as much as u can cuz the ethics will prevail. And second for Muslim women: defend ur self as bikini women defend them self cuz you are going in right direction. Cuz the ethics of Muslim women will overcome the nudity of bikini women.
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http://www.nytimes.com/1987/1
Submitted by Unregistered user (not verified) on Mon, 13/07/2009 - 21:40.http://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/12/nyregion/in-jersey-city-indians-protes...
history repeats.
Only that if victims are muslims or christians or jews (the only religions??) that we hear loud and violent protests. If the above religions are really god fearing and peace loving then why these incidents keep happening? Does god need to be only a muslim god, christian god jewish god for rest of the gods loving people to be safe?
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Who killed Marwa Sherbini
Submitted by Terence Hurley (not verified) on Mon, 13/07/2009 - 19:13.OK so who killed Marwa Sherbini? No one is saying apparently. Lets have some truth and reconciliation here. German authorities know but wont release his full name. Was he an agent of the state or perhaps an illegal Russian immigrant,doing who knows what in Dresden.
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Shaheed Marwa k Naam
Submitted by Ehtesham Aziz (not verified) on Tue, 14/07/2009 - 12:10.Assalam o Alaiqum
Meray bhayon aur Behno, Inshallah woh waqt door nahi jab Hazrat Mehdi Alhaisalam aur Hazrat Essa Alaihisalam Wapas Aajaingay gay hum sub musalmano ko pata hai keh hum sub musalman countries k leader aajkal jo gheedar bannay huay hai, in say koi taqqa nahi (jo haram kahanay main lagay hain) bus allah say ummeed rakhain is shaheed ko main salam karta hoon jis nay nabi ki sunnat ko zinda karnay main apni jaan ka nazrana pesh kiya.
Allah is ko Jannatul firdous main ala muqaam ata farmaey Ameen
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Sorry but this is the
Submitted by Unregistered user (not verified) on Tue, 14/07/2009 - 13:25.Sorry but this is the ENGLISH section of FRANCE24 posting in other languages is very rude
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English Translation of the Brother Ehtasham Aziz's Emotions :)
Submitted by Ashfaq Ahmed (not verified) on Thu, 30/07/2009 - 18:01.(All errors are mine)
(Assalam o Alaiqum)
Peace be upon you all.
(Meray bhayon aur Behno, Inshallah woh waqt door nahi jab Hazrat Mehdi Alhaisalam aur Hazrat Essa Alaihisalam Wapas Aajaingay gay)
My brothers & Sisters, by God willing that time is not far enough when Mahdi (May he be blessed)[The Last of the Rightly guided Caliphs of the World] will appear and Jesus (Peace be upon him) will come back.
(hum sub musalmano ko pata hai keh hum sub musalman countries k leader aajkal jo gheedar bannay huay hai, in say koi taqqa nahi (jo haram kahanay main lagay hain) bus allah say ummeed rakhain.)
We, all Muslims, know that our Muslim Counties leaders have become coward today. Don't expect anything from them ( they are busy in doing all sort of forbidden stuff) instead put your all hopes in ALLAH
(is shaheed ko main salam karta hoon jis nay nabi ki sunnat ko zinda karnay main apni jaan ka nazrana pesh kiya)
I salute that Martyred Lady who sacrificed her life to keep up the Tradition of the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him)
(Allah is ko Jannatul firdous main ala muqaam ata farmaey Ameen)
May ALLAH bless her with the Highest of the standings in the Best of the Heavens. Ameen
(Thanks for your time and reading)
:)
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