Syria recently 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.’” That’s right: two years for murder! […]
Spencer: Muslims Exempt from Death Penalty in U.S.?
In Human Events this morning I discuss a troubling new manifestation of PC multiculturalism in the Noor Almaleki honor killing case in Arizona: Last October there was another in the growing number of Islamic honor killings in the United States when a Muslim in Peoria, Arizona, Faleh Almaleki, got into his Jeep Cherokee and ran […]
Arizona: Father who murdered daughter in honor killing will not face death penalty so that “there is no appearance that a Christian is seeking to execute a Muslim”
Faleh Almaleki murdered his daughter, but we wouldn’t want to appear Islamophobic. Would a non-Muslim who ran down his daughter in a car be spared the death penalty? Do you wonder about the answer? “Dad accused in ‘honor killing’ will not face death penalty,” by Dustin Gardiner in The Arizona Republic, February 19 (thanks to […]
Girl buried alive in honor killing in Turkey
Syria recently 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.’” That’s right: two years for murder! […]
Another honor killing in modern, moderate Jordan
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.” “Jordanian jailed for sister’s ‘honour killing,’” from AFP, January 29 (thanks to Maxwell): AMMAN (AFP) – A Jordanian […]
Honor killing: “Abuses like these are not exclusive to Islam but in no other culture these days are they actually upheld by authorities citing formal tenets of justice”
And yet the denial from Islamic spokesmen in the West is all-pervasive and never challenged by the mainstream media — which only ensures that more women will be victimized. “No More Honor Killings,” by Melik Kaylan for Forbes, January 29: The news from Bangladesh is that a teenage girl was recently punished with 101 lashes […]
Texas: Man beheads his 2-year-old niece, kills four other family members — his sister blames his conversion to Islam
Not that there is anything in Islam that would lead anyone to behead someone or act out in a murderous rage. “Capital murder charge filed in Bellville massacre,” by Peggy O’Hare for the Houston Chronicle, Jan. 20 (thanks to Undaunted): BELLVILLE — A family dispute pushed Maron Thomas to go on a rampage marked by […]
Three honor killings in Pakistan
“Karo-Kari” is honor killing. “Three women slain in Shikarpur over Karo-Kari,” from The News International, January 20 (thanks to Block Ness): KHAIRPUR: Three women were killed in Shikarpur on Tuesday on the charge of Karo-Kari. Sources said Nadir Shar shot dead his wife, Sughran, in village Rakhial Shar Ji Wandh and fled the scene. Police […]
Canadian town embarrassed that it sort of stood up against honor killing
From our No-Good-Deed-Goes-Unpunished comes this Toronto Star article, “Town puzzled by memorial to slain teen,” about the memorial for honor killing victim Aqsa Parvez in Pelham, Ontario. The memorial to Aqsa in Pelham is a textbook case of how political correctness and self-aggrandizement can ruin a good initiative. In the Toronto Star piece, Scott McLeod […]
Arizona Muslim charged with murder in honor killing of his daughter
Faleh Hassan Almaleki is clearly a Misunderstander of Islam, and did not get the memo about how Islam condemns and forbids honor killing. An update on this story. “Man charged with murder in ‘honor killing’: Almaleki accused of running over daughter,” by Dustin Gardiner for The Arizona Republic, December 22 : An Iraqi immigrant accused […]