Palestinian Mothers Network expresses deepest sorrow for the loss of an Egyptian young mother killed by a racist German

[Iqbal Tamimi]

I am lost for words; another mother is a victim...again. The young Egyptian mother Marwa Shirbini has been stabbed 18 times inside a German court while her 3 years old son was watching....her husband was stabbed as well by the same extremist and instead of helping him a member of the police shot him in the leg. It seems whenever there are a confusion the Muslims are always thought of as the guilty side. The media in Germany is trying to down play this horrendous crime against Muslims, but I hope that each one of us will do his / her best to show our solidarity demanding justice in this case, as usual the authorities in Germany are trying to claim he is mentally unstable after he was portrayed earlier as a normal person.
The Egyptian young mother was in court because she sued her attacker for insulted her for wearing the Islamic headscarf. Marwa al-Sherbini, 32, who was killed in a court in Dresden on Wednesday, was the wife of Egyptian academic Elwi Ali Okaz. The attacker stabbed Sherbini "shortly before she was to give evidence in an appeal lodged by the man against a conviction for insulting her over wearing the hijab," When her husband tried to help her after she was stabbed, the police fired a shot on him, he is now in a critical condition , but his wife Marwa Al-Sherbini died instantly.

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[Fakhri Dweik]

Inside Story - A hate crime or simply a crime?


Inside story discusses the motivation behind the killing of Marwa al-sherbini.
An Egyptian Muslim woman was killed in a German courtroom by a man convicted of insulting her religion.

The brutal killing of the pregnant Marwa Al Sherbini, 32, raised a lot of questions about the rise of right wing fanatics in Europe.

Al Sherbini was stabbed 18 times by a German man of Russian descent, formally identified only as Axel W, last week as she was about to give evidence against him as he appealled against his conviction for calling her a "terrorist" for her wearing the headscarf (hijab).

While the German authorities focus on court security, we ask, what about the underlying problem - the motivation behind the attack.

Inside Story discusses with guests: Maleiha Malik, a professor of law at King's college London, and author of "Anti Muslim prejudice: past and present"; Sulaiman Wilms, a media spokes person for European Muslim council and editor of the German language newspaper and Douglas Murray, a director of the centre for social cohesion, and author of "Neoconservatism: why we need it".


AlJazeeraEnglish
10. Juli 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izPQFrr8_1k

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[Fakhri Dweik]

Sherbiny Marwa Sherbini Hijab Headscarf Martyr - Sami Yusuf Free

[Alisha]

someone explain to me how on earth he got that knife INTO the courtroom in the first place? that man is absolutely sick. it's repulsive and inhumane how any human could do that to someone else.

[reality]

Extremely saddened. jmn

[Aqua]

Shocking... I found these words which I think sums it up about the ignorant ones.. People are not born racist they learn it.

For You Marwa May you rest in peace...

The world needs people like you, yet it struggles to accommodate your needs.
The world craves for your good nature, but in return can only offer you mockery.
It is people like you that struggle to survive in this world because goodness is what you know and know no different.
That does not deter you nor make you switch sides as its those qualities humanity loves and admires.
The people will envy and mock as they secretly try and become just like you.


Islams view on racism with reference to the Quran (The word of Allah)

Racism whether upon open or hidden, is an evil aspect of life which Islams seeks to eradicate. It is clear from the versus of the Quran, the book of the muslims, and many sayings of our final prophet which have narrated by his companions, that differences in colour, tribes, races, or traditions are not to be excuses for unjust behaviour or treatment. The Quran rehearses the words of the almighty Allah which reasons against racial discrimination and puts an end to it in Islam.

"O Mankind, we created you from a single pair of a male and a female, and made you in to tribes and nations so that you may know each other (not that you despise each other). Verily, the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is he who is most righteous of you." (Al-Quran, Chapter 49, Verse 13)

Allah explains the reason behind why he created mankind and then put them in to alternative tribes and nations. It is made clear and all doubts are seized when the most merciful Allah states:

"that you may know each other".
This statement is made unquestionable if comprehended and looked at one step further. In one tribe, there are many generations and families in which one name resembles another. To pinpoint the exact individual the family name will be called out within a tribe so that no one else is puzzled with the one who is demanded. However in a governing country, the tribe name will also be used so that the one demanded is not puzzled in between nations and tribes. Nevertheless, if a person looks for someone world wide, than one can imagine himself how difficult a task would it have been to find someone if tribes, nations, generations and families were not made separate. This is why the most generous Allah has made us in to alternative tribes so that we may recognize each other.
"and made you in to tribes and nations so that you may know each other"
Allah the most generous, has in the above verse of the Quran withdrawn racism and expressed a golden point. This golden point is unity and equality in each and every human being existing upon the earth. Allah (S.T) has made apparent and shone light upon the fact that everyone has been created from the same mother and father. We are all brothers and sisters. The relationship has been illuminated in the very same verse:
"We created you from a single pair of male and a female"
The above sentence in the Quran also expresses one more aspect which is supposed to evolve around the human life. Although the aspect of racism is totally wiped out, Allah (S.T) has encouraged us to exercise one attribute. This attribute is righteousness. Glory be to Allah (S.T) who mentions that the honoured is he who has the quality of righteousness in life. Allah (S.T) in the Quran has emphasized that in place of racism, righteousness should be practised, if you would like to be honoured in my sight.
Almighty Allah has acknowledged in another verse in the Quran referring to why he created man in different colours:

"And amongst his signs is the creation of heaven and the earth, and variation in your language and colours; Verily, in there are signs for those who know" (Al-Quran, Chapter 30, Verse 22)
The above verse also identifies one of Allah (S.T) magnificent performance in separating the human kind in to groups. Allah (S.T) has first mentioned the heavens (the sky) which changes in many colours during the day as his first sign. After the sky Allah then informs us of the earth which also varies in colour. The earth can be green with grass like in rain forests, yellow in desserts and many other colours depending upon the environment. At the end of the verse, Allah (S.T) talks about people and variation in the language and colour. The all knowing Allah (S.T) then enlightens his reasoning to why he made variation in the surroundings of a person, variation in skin colour. The reason is that these are signs of Allah (S.T) for the believers, and also those who are intelligent. Allah (S.T) has cared and thought about his people so much that if they are to think about doing a sin, they will look around and by his signs they will return and repent to him for their mistakes and wrong practises.

[Iqbal Tamimi]

Dear Paul
Most important of all, such unfortunate crimes exposed the media and its complicit role. The news circulated usually are hand picked and manipulated, I dare ask all of you shouldn't you use new media and the internet, do you think you could have ever heard about such crimes...? there is no fair and balance coverage of racist attacks. But should the criminal be a suspect of a minority group he will be all over every TV screen and main page of every newspaper in no time, with lots of lies knitted around the analysis of the story.

[Tina]

I'm so angry and sad. I just want to cry because I don't understand!!

[Paul Siemering]

The u.s. poison branding Muslims as "terrorists" has now spread to germany. It is inexcusable that it happened in a courtroom, that she was stabbed 18 times, that the police shot her husband instead of her attacker. This makes everyone in that courtroom complicit. Her attacker may be one lonely nutcase. But what was everyone else doing?
18 stabs inside a courtroom is a crime committed by the german state itself.
I need to tell the world that brand america is lethal. just because the u.s. has declared an unholy holy war on Islam does not mean everyone has to do it. Everyone outside the u.s. needs to scream the u.s. is a big lie! Make them stop! No weapons for Israel! NO bombs on Afghanistan! NO bombs on Iraq! And no more locking up 30,000 Muslims in military prisons!

[Al-Khansa]

i am also surprised there was no search for weapons........
When i called into our local courthouse the other day.....
I had to go through a metal detector.......
it was the first time in my life i have ever been checked....
but because it was a court day.....They were checking everyone who entered the building..

[Al-Khansa]

Its simply devastating.........
She died so that we who choose to wear our heads covered can...
la howla wala quwata illah billah