In the Qur’an, a mysterious figure, known as Khidr in Islamic tradition, kills a boy in an apparently random and gratuitous attack. He then explains: “And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared that he would overburden them by transgression and disbelief. So we intended that their Lord should substitute for them one better than him in purity and nearer to mercy.” (18:80-81)
And according to Islamic law, “retaliation is obligatory against anyone who kills a human being purely intentionally and without right.” However, “not subject to retaliation” is “a father or mother (or their fathers or mothers) for killing their offspring, or offspring’s offspring.” (Reliance of the Traveller o1.1-2).
Muslims commit 91 percent of honor killings worldwide. The Palestinian Authority gives pardons or suspended sentences for honor murders. Iraqi women have asked for tougher sentences for Islamic honor murderers, who get off lightly now. Syria in 2009 scrapped a law limiting the length of sentences for honor killings, but “the new law says a man can still benefit from extenuating circumstances in crimes of passion or honour ‘provided he serves a prison term of no less than two years in the case of killing.’” And in 2003 the Jordanian Parliament voted down on Islamic grounds a provision designed to stiffen penalties for honor killings. Al-Jazeera reported that “Islamists and conservatives said the laws violated religious traditions and would destroy families and values.”
“Teenager dies after being ‘tied up and thrown into swamp in honour killing because her “Western behaviour” shamed the family – before father fled to Syria,'” by Kevin Adjei-Darko, Daily Mail, November 28, 2025:
A teenager died after she was tied up and thrown into a swamp to drown in an honour killing because her Western behaviour shamed her family, according to prosecutors in the Netherlands.
Ryan Al Najjar’s brothers have now been put on trial for her murder, while her father, who is accused of ordering the killing, fled the country to return to Syria.
Mohamed, 23, and Muhanad Al Najjar, 25, are charged with taking part in the horrific crime against their 18-year-old sister, whose body was found gagged with her hands bound behind her back, ankles taped together, and submerged in a swamp six days after she vanished from the family home in Joure.
Their father, Khaled, will be tried in absentia. Ryan disappeared on May 22, 2024. A passerby discovered her body on May 28 in Lelystad, about 25 miles north-east of Amsterdam.
Investigators later found DNA belonging to her father under her fingernails, indicating that she had put up a fight.
Dutch prosecutors say Ryan was murdered because she had a boyfriend, behaved in a way her family considered ‘Western,’ and had ‘shamed’ them.
The Public Prosecution Service formally designated her killing as an honour crime.
The brothers, whose trial began yesterday, insist they were not involved and say their father carried out the murder alone.
Khaled allegedly sent two emails to Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf claiming responsibility and saying his sons were innocent. Prosecutors, however, rejected that claim.
They argue that the father told his sons to collect Ryan, drive her to an isolated location, and throw her into the water while she was gagged and weighed down.
The prosecution says the brothers carried out the plan knowing she would die.
Before her death, Ryan was being monitored by the police and was given protection, but that was ended prior to her murder. It has not been revealed why her protection was discontinued….
loek de vette says
Brothers were convicted and sentenced (20 years) and father – although not in Holland – sentenced to 25 years
Huh?!? says
The religion of peace in action.
somehistory says
It should have been labeled as what it truly was: the terror of islime There was no “honor” in it.
Tim gallagher says
So these barbaric Muslim knuckle dragging parasitic scum are let into a western country but, like all Muslims, they hate civilised western lifestyle and only want to impose their stinking 7th century arab life on everyone. Letting Muslims invade is the dumbest move in human history.
Walter Sieruk says
Clearly “Islamic culture “ is not really a genuine valid culture. So, it’s been proven by a number a Muslims, themselves by that very savage cruel, brutal vicious and murderous that it’s not really a genuine “culture, it’s an abomination.
As observed in that malicious and brutal cruel murderous action that is unfittingly called “honor killing” is an affront to all that is actually just, good, humane and right.
To put this in another way, Islamic “culture” is not actually a real culture but cruel savage primitive murderous system of brutal religious vicious violence. As seen in that malicious murder “custom” called “honor killing” which is permitted under Sharia law ,which is nothing but a heathen practice and hoax.
As revealed in a Time –Life book with the title MESOPOTAMIA: THE MIGHTY KINGS copyright 1995 ” For that future history book about the ancient pagan world of Mesopotamia informs the reader that “many Islamic laws resemble the Babylon and Assyrian forebears.” .page 150.
Therefore, Sharia is of pagan origin and therefore has no value or worth.
In addition, that vicious murderous action of “honor killing “ takes place in Iran or Afghanistan and Pakistan, in any other Islamic country and now even some Western nations.
About the topic of Islamic violence which, something, takes the form of the brutal cruel vicious and murderous action that is so inappropriately called “honor killing.” This malicious misogyny is so heinous callous and malice- filled that it’s an affront to all that is good, decent and right. In addition, the author, Brigitte Gabriel in her book which is entitled THEY MUST BE STOPPED on pages 171,172 , that “The shocking reality is that most Muslim men ,including those educated in the West ,have no objection to the degradation of women in their countries .Across the Muslim world, even in moderate Islamic countries, women’s’ rights are almost nonexistent…Women is Islam are considered unclean ,deemed inferior even to dirt.” In this just cited book it explains on page 176 that “Honor killings have also come to the West thanks to the rise of Islamic immigration. “
Indeed, they must be stopped !
Ruth E weekly says
Thank you for all the information. Europe,America knows about this so I do not know why they congress and leaders are letting them into our countries. They steal from the American tax payers and gives them lots and lots of money. I am sad that our Americans politicians like their terrorists ways. They are not dumb people so it must be helping them get richer. I read how it helps Trump. Perhaps Trump has come to his senses because now he said no more of those terrorists are allowed in America and he will be sending them back to their own countries. Since they all like to kill let them kill themselves. I will keep researching and add more if I can find something,
Walter Sieruk says
Sharia law allows and even encourages the brutal, cruel malicious action of cold-blooded murder so very inappropriately called “honor killing.”
There is nothing in actual honor about such a malice- filled in such a despicable horrendous vicious murderous action of evil.
This wicked Islamic sanctioned deadly affront of “honor killing” is often done for the most absurd “reasons.”
As for example, refusing to wear an Islamic veil or not going along with a prearranged marriage.
This is so completely evil that concerning the vile crime of rape, the victim who was raped has been put to death and not the man who raped her. That is worse than terrible miscarriage of justice. It’s a totally bizarre, unfair Islamic practice of evil that’s an outrageous affront to all that is good decent and right.
To such an irrational and wickedness and madness of punishing the victim of a crime and not the criminal, the Bible teaches “The Lord hates those two things: punishing the innocent and letting the guilty go free.” Proverbs 17:15. [E.R.V.]
Walter Sieruk says
The Islamic practice that many Muslim males so very inappropriately call “honor killing” in reality a vicious malicious murderous evil. It’s part of the brutal cruel ,heatless misogyny of Islam.
A scholar of Islam had exposed the disturbing horrible truth about the anti-female essence of Islam informs the reader that “Control of behavior and disregard for human life are key elements in Islam ideology.” Furthermore, the author also exposed that `” Women is Islam are considered unclean, deemed inferior even to dirt.” [1]
[1] THEY MUST BE STOPPED by Brigitte Gabriel, pages 171,172.
Michael says
When Stephen Harper, the only decent Prime Minister in my lifetime, called a widely publicized honor killing “barbaric,” he was immediately pilloried by the media. His entire time in office was marked by endless assaults from the left. It should tell you everything you need to know about government in my country.
Vince Barwinski says
And Chapter 18 is one of the more “peaceful” MECCAN Chapters!!!
KufarDawg says
I’d mourn for this poor young woman except for the fact she’s a mozlum. For all I know she would’ve enthusiastically seen me beheaded for daring to criticise her holey prophet for profit.
Alkflaeda says
If there was some substance to the claim of her family that her ways were too Westernised, she might not.
KufarDawg says
Moslums constantly kill each other over doctrinal differences. Just because one mozlum kills another mozlum in no way implies either would support my right to free speech to criticise their damned, dumb death cult. It’s as ludicrous as supporting the SA over the SS.
Alkflaeda says
Somewhat off-topic, only just made the connection that the text cited by Mr Spencer is probably the reason why pro-life organisations do not succeed in winning support from Muslims – if it is legitimate to kill your son or daughter after his or her birth, then it must be legitimate to abort him or her as well.