Re: ‘Hijab martyr’ rally due in Cairo
For those who followed the news…
**T****he trial of a man accused of stabbing a pregnant Egyptian woman to death inside a German courtroom has begun in the city of Dresden.**The defendant, 29-year-old Alex W, had earlier been fined for calling Marwa Sherbini “a terrorist” and “Islamist”.
He is alleged to have smuggled a kitchen knife into an appeal hearing where Ms Sherbini was killed.
The attack in July sparked outrage in the Muslim world, with protests in Egypt, Iran and Turkey.
The defendant is accused of murder, attempted murder and dangerous bodily harm.
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