Marwa Sherbini: too much furor over nothing or warranted uproar?

Though the protests over Marwa Sherbini’s death elicited images of a frustrated Arab world reminiscent of the Danish cartoon saga, the mistake must not be made to dismiss the Egyptian protest as just another example of “why they hate us in the West.”
Rather, an effort at understanding the Egyptian anger and protests against the incident [...]

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Egyptian anger over slain mother via BBC NEWS

Below is an edited (courtesy of M) opinion piece that I wrote and following that is an excerpt of the BBC article on some Egyptian’s response to Marwa’s death.
Marwa Sherbini: too much furor over nothing or warranted uproar?
Though the protests over Marwa Sherbini’s death elicited images of a frustrated Arab world reminiscent of the Dutch cartoon saga, the mistake [...]

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2 hundred car pile up on German autobahn – BBC NEWS | Europe |

A “200 car pile up…yes 200!” – the editor said.  Has to be the largest I have ever seen.
More than 60 people were injured in a motorway crash involving 259 cars in Germany. The accident happened on the A2 autobahn between Hanover and Peine.
Patience, video loads after the ad. Don’t blame me, blame the bbc! [...]

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The headscarf martyr: murder in German court sparks Egyptian fury at west’s ‘Islamophobia’ | World news | The Guardian

While the horrific incident that took place a week ago tomorrow has attracted little publicity in Europe, and in Germany has focused more on issues of court security than the racist motivation behind the attack, 2,000 miles away in her native Egypt, the 32-year-old pharmacist has been named the “headscarf martyr”.
She has become a [...]

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