Monthly Archives: July 2009

In memory of a victim of ignorance

by Raghad Ebied I am struck with grief when I wake up in the morning and hear of a tragedy like that of Marwa El-Sherbiny. Marwa was a Muslim woman originally from Egypt, who was recently stabbed to death in a German courtroom by the man who she had taken to court for harassing her [...]
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Marwa’s death a sad reality of religious persecution

by Julia Williams On Canada Day, I celebrated being a Canadian. We are a tolerant people who embrace our rich diversity of culture, religion and ethnicity. But on the same day, my Egyptian friend, Marwa El Sherbiny, was killed in a German courtroom because the 32-year-old woman had stood up for her democratic right to [...]
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