Newsupdate on the Murder of Marwa el-Sherbiny 06.07.2009
This is a translation of my latest news-summary on the Case of Marwa el-Sherbiny’s murder in Dresden.
A lot of new articles and statements appeared on the murder of Marwa in Dresden during the weekend. I try to summarize:
Marwas husband, Elwie Okaz, woke up from his coma on Friday. His condition is stable, but he still has to stay at the hospital.
Both secretary generals of the German Jewish and Muslim Central Council (Stephan Kramer and Aiman Mazyek) visited Marwa’s Husband today. Kramer is quoted as follows:
“We want to send a signal against Islamophobia”, says Kramer. “A lot of Muslims are afraid and we cannot ignore this.” The reactions on the case so far are “absurdly meager”. (Source: TAZ)
A meeting is scheduled between both secretary generals and the Saxon prime minister (CDU).
A mourner’s prayer took place at Berlin Dar el-Salam Mosque. The Egyptian ambassador, Ramzi Ezzeldin Ramzi, and the victim’s brother participated. The victim’s body was brought to Egypt in the evening, the German ambassador to Egypt Bernd Erbel was present at the airport among others.
In a short address he pointed out, that the headscarve is not forbidden in Germany and the the murder is condemned by the German people. The diplomat explained that the 3 million Muslims in Germany enjoy all kinds of freedom and that the German nation is not hostile towards muslims. (Quelle: al-Sharq)
Today, the burial of Marwa el-Sherbiny took place in Alexandria, Egypt. Al-Jazeera reports, that the German embassy in Cairo announced, that this crime doesn’t reflect the general attitude towards Muslims. Sulaiman Wilms, chief editor of the Islamic Newspaper, utters his partial disagreement in the same articlesaying that this incident reveals the resentments that Muslims are confronted with in Europe.
The Intercultural Council spoke out for for public demonstration of solidarity with the victims of the sćrime, especially from political stakeholder. This would demonstrate the attitude of the majority of the German people, who condemn anti-islamic racism.
Peter Widmann of the Institute for Research on Antisemitism at Berlin Technical University expresses his viewpoint in the daily TAZ:
“If it’s true, what the media reports, this was obviously an anti-islamic attack”, says Peter Widmann, who is a researcher on islamophobia at the Centre for Research on Antisemitism.
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“This assault was probably mentally prepared through a hate-scene in the internet and through problemtatic tendencies among certain intellectuals, which have a place in mainstream society”, said the scienist Widmann. Anyhow, the topic is barely discussed in public until now.“This is”, according to Widman, “in part because of the “widespread discomfort over Islam” well into the middle of German society.” “Furthermore there is an insecurity about what is legitimate critique and where an enemy stereotype begins. From my point of view this is petty simple though: ceriticism is legitimate, whenever it is directed at a specific individual or organisation, but it is not, when a collective character is assumed. (Quelle: TAZ)
Since now rumours and outbursts of of anger have started to circulate, I want to comment some of these.
In different paces on the net I read about a rumour, that the charge against Marwa’s murderer is be manslaughter – and not murder. Fact is that the charge is not yet filed. The police investigate for malicious murder on behest of the prosecuting attorney. After Investigation are closed the charge will be filed – most probably for malicious murder.
I have heard all kinds of accusation against the German state. I have to say that, at least that part of the German state that is represented in this case by the prosecuting attorney Christian Avenarius and the judge has been operating well. This may sound surprising to some, but I want to put to record that the first sentence affirmed the criminal offence of discrimination and racism and punished it. Furthermore, the prosecuting attorney filed the follow-up suit against Alex W., because of his insisting and continuing harassment of Marwa during the first trial, that would have probably ended in a prison sentence. Furthermore the prosecuting attorney is investigating the behavior of the policeman, who accidental shot Marwa’s husband while he was trying to protect her. this investigation should verify if his behaviour is of criminal relevance. Of course I see a big responsibility for the increasing anti-islamic and racist atmosphere in this society on the side of politicians and public personalities as I noted elsewhere.
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