Honor killing in Pakistan: Muslim arrested for murdering his mother and four sisters because he suspected them of “having illicit relations with some men in the neighborhood”

Muslims commit 91 percent of honor killings worldwide. A manual of Islamic law certified as a reliable guide to Sunni orthodoxy by Al-Azhar University, the most respected authority in Sunni Islam, says that “retaliation is obligatory against anyone who kills a human being purely intentionally and without right.” However, “not subject to retaliation” is “a … Continue reading Honor killing in Pakistan: Muslim arrested for murdering his mother and four sisters because he suspected them of “having illicit relations with some men in the neighborhood”