For what may be the first time ever, a mainstream media outlet discusses the phenomenon of Islamic honor killings with a modicum of accuracy: “Muslim unrest hits US homes,” by Maureen Callahan for the New York Post, November 1: In what may be the first recorded instance of a Muslim wife attempting to murder her […]
Brother-on-brother Islamic honor killing in Seattle
Here is yet another variation on the honor killing theme, coming hot on the heels of the New York woman who tried to kill her husband because he was insufficiently Muslim. In this variation (thanks to Block Ness), a Muslim from Afghanistan beats his brother to death for repeating an insulting remark about his wife. […]
Caught: Muslim father who attempted honor killing in Arizona
Note the egregious, completely gratuitous attack on Rifqa Bary and defense of Islam at the end of this story. The mainstream media continues to feel itself compelled to run interference for Muslims as a group whenever a Muslim behaves badly — a courtesy they never accord to other groups. An update on this story. “Muslim […]
Spencer on Fox and Friends this morning
Discussing honor killing in the United States. (Thanks to Bob for the video.)
Arizona Republic: Muslim runs down daughter for rejecting “Iraqi values”
UPDATE: I was just on Fox and Friends talking about this briefly — tried to get it all in in the short time allotted. Will post video if I can get hold of it. Faleh Hassan Almaleki is still at large. This story doesn’t add much to what we already know, but it does typify […]
Arizona: Muslim ran down daughter for being “too Westernized,” Islamic apologist hauls out usual denial and deception
Denial and deception instead of any honest effort to come to grips with the root causes of honor killing. “Arizona Police Hunt for Dad Accused of Running Over Daughter: Police Say Faleh Hassan Almaleki Believed His Daughter Was ‘Too Westernized,’” by Sarah Netter for ABC News, October 22 (thanks to James): Police in Arizona are […]
Attempted honor killing in Arizona: Muslim runs down daughter for becoming too “Westernized”
Faleh Hassan Almaleki is still at large. “Iraqi man runs down daughter for becoming too ‘westernized,’” from Yourwestvalley.com, October 21 (thanks to Art): Peoria police are searching for a man they say ran down his 20-year-old daughter in a parking lot for becoming “too ‘westernized’ and … not living according to their traditional Iraq values.” […]
Attempted honor killing in Michigan?
“Parents of son charged in beating may lose girl,” from the Detroit News, with thanks to DC Watson: MADISON HEIGHTS — The Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday will attempt to permanently end the parental rights of a Madison Heights couple who police say neglected to seek medical help for their daughter after her older […]
Jordanian kills sister over mobile phone photo
Jordan, you will recall, is the moderate land where a law mandating stiffer penalties for honor killing was rejected on Islamic grounds. From AFP, with thanks to Twostellas: AMMAN – A Jordanian man shot dead his divorced sister after seeing her photo on his friend’s camera-equipped mobile phone in the latest “honour” killing in the […]
Afghan woman killed by father for ‘adultery’
Sharia alert. From AP, with thanks to all who sent this in: An Afghan man killed his daughter for allegedly committing adultery, officials said on Sunday, but denied reports that she was stoned to death. Two officials said Mohammed Aslam killed his daughter Amina on Thursday in a remote village of Badakhshan province called Gazan, […]