By IRNA,
Berlin : A memorial in honor of a martyred Muslim woman in the eastern German city of Dresden has been vandalized, press reports quoted police as saying on Friday.
The 31-year-old Marwa el-Shirbini was brutally stabbed to death by a German neo-Nazi in July 2009 in a courtroom because of her Islamic faith.
An art group, calling itself ‘Achtzehn Stiche’, erected three small pillars with an explanatory plaque as a monument in honor of the murdered Egyptian mother.
The pillars were reportedly overturned the past few days by unknown persons.
The artists said the destruction was “deliberate, politically motivated.”
They also added that the memorial plaque had been stolen.
The murder of Al-Sherbini, who was pregnant with her second child at the time of her death, sparked international outrage and condemnation.