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 […]
Germany: Woman dies from 28 stab wounds, Afghan Muslim migrant husband says she committed suicide
Here is yet another manifestation of the culture of violence that arises from religious texts which sanction the beating of disobedient women (Qur’an 4:34). No, Islam does not allow one to kill one’s wife, but when Islamic texts allow for violence against women, and many Muslim countries have reduced penalties for honor killing, sometimes the […]