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Whither the fight
by Julia Williams Re: “Omar Khadr should face justice in the U.S.,” Susan Martinuk, Opinion, Nov. 20.
In memory of Marwa
by Julia Williams On July 1st, 2009 my friend, Marwa El Sherbiny, was killed in a German courtroom. She was there to bear witness against a man who had harassed her in a Dresden park where she was playing with her infant son. This man had called her a terrorist because she wore the hijab, the Islamic headscarf. Marwa had chosen to defend her rights [...]
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 [...]
Muslim fatwa on terror not new