This article tells us twice that Dunleavy “misinterpreted the Qur’an.” How is it that this “misinterpretation” of the Qur’an in a way that sees it as allowing for honor killing is so widespread? After all, 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 father or mother (or their fathers or mothers) for killing their offspring, or offspring’s offspring.” (‘Umdat al-Salik o1.1-2). In other words, someone who kills his child incurs no legal penalty under Islamic law.
The Palestinian Authority gives pardons or suspended sentences for honor murders. Iraqi women have asked for tougher sentences for Islamic honor murderers, who get off lightly now. Syria in 2009 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.’” And 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.”
That’s a whole lot of “misinterpretation of the Qur’an.”
“Friend claims James Dunleavy murdered mum in ‘honour killing’ because he felt she’d shamed family,” from the Daily Record, January 20 (thanks to Pamela Geller):
MOHAMMED Razaq believes Muslim convert Dunleavy misinterpreted the Koran and beheaded his mum in an honour killing after she split from his dad.
EVIL James Dunleavy beheaded his mother in an “honour killing” as he believed she had shamed the family, a former friend claims.
Irishman Dunleavy, 40 – a Muslim convert – was last week found guilty of killing 66-year-old Philomena, cutting up her body and burying her in a shallow grave.
He was ordered to be detained in the State Hospital at Carstairs before he returns to court for sentencing in April.
It has now emerged that Dunleavy may have misinterpreted the Koran and slaughtered his mother in an honour killing after she split from his dad.
Mohammed Razaq, who ran the shop below Dunleavy’s Edinburgh flat, befriended him after he moved to Scotland and helped him convert to Islam.
Razaq believes the killer felt his mother had betrayed the family by leaving his dad and going to live with another man. He said: “It’s a tragic event, I feel gutted.
“I wish it had never happened and I feel sorry for James for carrying out such a heinous crime.
“I think it was an honour killing, he was trying to protect his family’s honour.”
A source added: “James was pretty obsessed when it came to religion.
“He was brought up a Catholic but just decided one day he would convert to Islam.
“He was very, very serious about it and cared a lot about it. His faith was very important to him and he prayed five times a day.
“I can’t say if he killed his mum because he converted, but he believed very strongly in the morals of the Koran and was furious about his mum leaving his dad for someone else.
“He saw it as adultery and they had a massive argument about it.”
Dunleavy had denied murdering his mum at his home between April 30 and May 7 last year.
Her dismembered remains were discovered by a cyclist on nearby Corstorphine Hill on June 6 last year.
A jury at the High Court in Edinburgh found Dunleavy guilty of the lesser charge of culpable homicide on the grounds of diminished responsibility on Friday.

mortimer says
Repetitive traumatic injury to the brain from headbanging causes disorientation, confused thinking and rage in Muslims.
Champ says
The quran has morals? Right! lol!
Softly Bob says
It just goes to show the ignorant little idiots who claim that criticising Islam is racist, that Islam is not a race issue.
If a White Irish Catholic can become a Muslim, then Islam has nothing to do with race!
Josh says
Another poor guy brainwashed by the crazy Muhammed and his satanic quran.
Bradamante says
Someone should do a serious, in-depth study of the psychology of people who get involved with Islam and how it is that they become more and more obsessed with issues of honor and shame, purity and defilement, and superiority and inferiority. It’s clear that Islam is a massive brainwashing system that inculcates a bizarre worldview, but it would be fascinating and helpful to know more about how and why it does what it does to people’s minds.
Rita says
Now that Tony Blair has brokered “peace” between the Irish, there is a very high proportion of irish converting to islam….and despite dangerous idiots like Camoron assuring the herd that “this has nothing to do with islam”, this has EVERYTHING to do with islam. Islam is the AIDS of our globe.
Charli Main says
Only psychopathic, brain washed from birth Muslims, would think that there is “honour” in killing wives and children for imagined slights to their family.
These murders should be called ” Islamocides” and not referred to as ” honour killings”
ApolloSpeaks says
WHAT IS THERE TO MISUNDERSTAND?
IN ISLAM THOSE WHO BEHEAD
a sinner for the justice and glory of Allah will get ahead advancing to heaven one atrocity at a time.
exsgtbrown says
A jury at the High Court in Edinburgh found Dunleavy guilty of the lesser charge of culpable homicide on the grounds of diminished responsibility on Friday.
diminished responsibility??? why? because he was a Muslim?????
ecosse1314 says
Probably on two counts
1) he is a total nutjob
2) he became a muslim.
On second thoughts they both amount to the same thing.
Jan says
Ah, the islamic ‘morality’ of beheading one’s mother !
B’jaysus, it brings a tear to me eye ! Ochlone !
Panther says
“MOHAMMED Razaq believes Muslim convert Dunleavy misinterpreted the Koran and beheaded his mum in an honour killing”.
No, Dunleavy had a very clear & correct interpretation of koran, which mandates violence & killing, he followed it’s teaching to the letter & spirit.
It is generally the ‘moderate’ and ‘peaceful’ mohammedans who misinterpret the koran & don’t follow it’s teaching of violence & killing against all non-moslems.
Augustine Thomas says
Should have stayed Catholic!
gravenimage says
Irish convert to Islam beheads his mother in honor killing: “he believed very strongly in the morals of the Qur’an”
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And “Islamic values” come to the Emerald Isle…
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This article tells us twice that Dunleavy “misinterpreted the Qur’an.” How is it that this “misinterpretation” of the Qur’an in a way that sees it as allowing for honor killing is so widespread?
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That’s something Muslims will never tell us—how could they? They just hope that decent Infidels will *assume* that there could be no justification in Islam itself. Unfortunately, this Taqiyya seems to be working pretty well so far…
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“Friend claims James Dunleavy murdered mum in ‘honour killing’ because he felt she’d shamed family”
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But murdering your own mum? No dishonor in that—for pious Mohammdans, in any case…
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MOHAMMED Razaq believes Muslim convert Dunleavy misinterpreted the Koran and beheaded his mum in an honour killing after she split from his dad.
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Given the ease of divorce for *men* in Islam, I very much doubt he would have beheaded his dad if the split had been his idea…
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Mohammed Razaq, who ran the shop below Dunleavy’s Edinburgh flat, befriended him after he moved to Scotland and helped him convert to Islam.
Razaq believes the killer felt his mother had betrayed the family by leaving his dad and going to live with another man. He said: “It’s a tragic event, I feel gutted.
“I wish it had never happened and I feel sorry for James for carrying out such a heinous crime.
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Notice that he doesn’t feel sorry for the victim—nor for the victim’s loved ones. He doesn’t even mention them.
And he just feels bad a bout the situation because it is—for now, at least—embarrassing for Islam.
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A source added: “James was pretty obsessed when it came to religion.
“He was brought up a Catholic but just decided one day he would convert to Islam.
“He was very, very serious about it and cared a lot about it. His faith was very important to him and he prayed five times a day.
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That’s a bad sign right there…
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“I can’t say if he killed his mum because he converted, but he believed very strongly in the morals of the Koran and was furious about his mum leaving his dad for someone else.
“He saw it as adultery and they had a massive argument about it.”
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Remember that the “morals of the Koran” are just fine with killing your female relatives…
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A jury at the High Court in Edinburgh found Dunleavy guilty of the lesser charge of culpable homicide on the grounds of diminished responsibility on Friday.
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The usual—every devout Mohammedan is considered “insane”—shouldn’t that tell us something right there?
gravenimage says
Charli Main wrote:
Only psychopathic, brain washed from birth Muslims, would think that there is “honour” in killing wives and children for imagined slights to their family.
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Not quite, Charli—pious “reverts” like James Dunleavy (I wonder what his Muslim name is?) are just as apt to believe this. And why not? It’s a mainstream part of islam.