Hitmen charge $100 a victim as Basra honour killings rise Fathers and husbands who openly hire assassins on the streets of the city are going unpunished Afif Sarhan guardian.co.uk, Sunday November 30 2008 00.01 GMT The Observer, Sunday November 30 2008 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/30/iraq-honor-killings-women Authorities in the southern Iraqi city of Basra have admitted they are powerless […]
Honor Killing: deeds speak louder than words By Klaus Rohrich Wednesday, November 19, 2008 The term “Honor Killing’ has now joined the list of unacceptable phraseology in our vastly growing lexicon of misspeak. Islamic organizations throughout Western nations are objecting to the use of that word, claiming it is racist and Islamophobic. The outcry by American […]
AP/Irving Police Department Yaser Abdel Said Yaser Abdel Said The FBI removed all mention of the controversial term “honor killing” from the wanted poster of a double-murder suspect after FOXNews.com ran a story announcing the use of the term. Yasser Abdel Said, wanted for the murder of his two daughters, has eluded authorities for […]
hat tip- “A friend” who prefers to remain anonymous ” I wrote to the Metropolitan Police and asked for info about “honour” crimes and the phenomena of children being taken away from school by their parents, often to get married, usually in Pakistan. The text of the reply is below. It’s actually not that interesting, but […]
September 22, 2008 Muslim Ex Boyfriend Charged in Murder of Two Sisters in Britain A man has been charged in the murder of two sisters murdered in their flat last week in Birmingham. Via BBC: A man from Birmingham has been charged with the murder of two women who were found dead at their flat […]
http://www.tracksounds.com/specialfeatures/year_preview/images/ad_crossing_over.jpg Honor Killing Omitted in Weinstein Movie at Iranian-American Group’s Insistence By Lynn Davidson, Published on NewsBusters.org According to London’s Guardian [1] and a press release issued by the National Iranian American Council [2], the NIAC forced significant changes in the upcoming movie “Crossing Over [3].” The movie’s plot featured an Iranian family, and all […]
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