Dishonored in life, dishonored in death

Finding that Aqsa Parvez, the victim of an honor killing in Canada, was buried in an unmarked grave, Pamela Geller wanted to give her a fitting memorial -- both for Aqsa's sake and as a stand against the dehumanization that is intrinsic to honor killing. I was proud to join in this effort, and once again thank all those who contributed to it -- but we have not found it to be so easy. An arboretum in Guelph has turned down Pamela's request to place a memorial there, and the Meadowvale Cemetery, where Aqsa is buried, has stopped answering our emails.

You can read three of the letters which have gone back and forth over at [1] Atlas Shrugs.

The lack of cooperation we have encountered so far amounts to tacit acquiescence to the culture of honor killing coming into the West -- but we are never going to accept this. We are not giving up. We're going to memorialize Aqsa, and are already exploring new options. Meanwhile, any ideas you have for a good way to remember this poor girl, please let us know.