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| 'Hijab martyr' rally due in Cairo | 'Hijab martyr' rally due in Cairo |
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| Further protests are expected in Cairo over of the case of an Egyptian woman dubbed the "headscarf martyr" who was killed in a German courtroom last week. | Further protests are expected in Cairo over of the case of an Egyptian woman dubbed the "headscarf martyr" who was killed in a German courtroom last week. |
| Reports say German Chancellor Angela Merkel will offer condolences for Marwa Sheribini's death to Egyptian leaders at the G-8 summit in Italy. | Reports say German Chancellor Angela Merkel will offer condolences for Marwa Sheribini's death to Egyptian leaders at the G-8 summit in Italy. |
| She was stabbed 18 times by a man convicted of hate-crimes. | She was stabbed 18 times by a man convicted of hate-crimes. |
| A BBC correspondent says popular anger is growing and social network sites are being used to organise demonstrations. | A BBC correspondent says popular anger is growing and social network sites are being used to organise demonstrations. |
| Thousands of angry mourners attended Ms Sherbini's funeral in her hometown of Alexandria on Monday. | Thousands of angry mourners attended Ms Sherbini's funeral in her hometown of Alexandria on Monday. |
| The 32-year-old pregnant mother-of-one was killed in court by a man identified as Alex W, an immigrant from Russia of German heritage. | |
| He had previously been fined for calling her a "terrorist" for wearing the Islamic hijab or headscarf, and was in court to appeal against his conviction. | He had previously been fined for calling her a "terrorist" for wearing the Islamic hijab or headscarf, and was in court to appeal against his conviction. |
| Marwa Sherbini has been proclaimed a martyr in the Muslim world | Marwa Sherbini has been proclaimed a martyr in the Muslim world |
| Ms Sherbini's husband was reportedly shot by police as he was trying to save his wife and is still in critical condition in hospital. | Ms Sherbini's husband was reportedly shot by police as he was trying to save his wife and is still in critical condition in hospital. |
| Many protesters see the case as an extremely example of European Islamophobia, especially because of the initially muted reaction to the crime in Germany. | Many protesters see the case as an extremely example of European Islamophobia, especially because of the initially muted reaction to the crime in Germany. |
| On Tuesday, German government spokesman Thomas Steg defended the reaction, saying Germany had "not been silent", and that early details about the case had not been sufficiently clear for a "spontaneous reaction". | On Tuesday, German government spokesman Thomas Steg defended the reaction, saying Germany had "not been silent", and that early details about the case had not been sufficiently clear for a "spontaneous reaction". |
| "This is an abhorrent deed, one that has left us all dismayed and shocked," he said. | "This is an abhorrent deed, one that has left us all dismayed and shocked," he said. |
| He added that Chancellor Merkel would discuss the incident with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak at the G-8 summit in Italy. | He added that Chancellor Merkel would discuss the incident with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak at the G-8 summit in Italy. |