Muslims commit 91 percent of honor killings worldwide. A manual of Islamic law certified as a reliable guide to Sunni orthodoxy by Al-Azhar, 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.”
Until the encouragement Islamic law gives to honor killing is acknowledged and confronted, more women will suffer.
“44 women killed in the name of ‘honour’ in Swat,” Express Tribune, October 19, 2017:
SWAT: Swat has witnessed the murder of 44 women in the name of “honour” during the current year, many of which have been concealed under the name of suicide, non-government organisation Awakening has revealed in a study.
Speaking with Pakistan Today, the NGO’s director Irfan Hussain Babak said that the rate at which “honour killings” were being carried out this year had increased sharply from last year. The year 2016 had seen 53 cases of honour killings in Swat. The NGO, which works for women’s rights in Swat and provides legal aid to families of the victims, has revealed that a lot of these cases are disguised as suicides.
Swat police have denied the reliability of these reports. Figures taken by Mingora superintendent of police (SP) claim that there had been 11 instances of honour killings this year, while there had been 6 cases in 2016.
Mingora Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Habibullah told Pakistan Today that Swat police were working hard to tackle the issue of honour killings in the district. He said that cases of honour killings would be filed by the state now, expressing his hopes that this would deter the evil practice and bring the perpetrators of the crime to justice. According to the police, three cases have been filed by the state and are all under hearing at court.
The police said that members of the victims’ families were usually involved in honour killings and to prevent themselves from disgrace, the other aggrieved family members did not bring the cases to the police, preferring the local jirgas to resolve the matter instead. If the police did make arrests, people did not appear before court to testify. This allowed criminals to escape readily from punishment, they said.
Swat bar senior lawyer Sohail Sultan observed that Swat came under the provincially administered tribal areas and therefore many laws which safeguarded women’s rights had not been extended to the area, which was a direct cause of the growing number of honour killings in Swat.
According to the Swat’s women jirga head Tabassum Adnan, the main reason for the rise of honour killings in Swat was the lack of effective legislation, which allowed criminals to run free without fear of punishment….
Westman says
“Swat police have denied the reliability of these reports.” Did they also say, “Osama who?”
So much for “moderate” Islam. Ahh, but the brothers at CAIR won’t raise a peep over this; still declaring the victimhood of Muslims while the Umma is controverting every utterance with the opposite action.
The internet is going to be the eventual force that reins in Western Islam – through a visual, real-time education that leads to restrictive laws in the US and possibly civil war in Europe. For now, the left is still buying the taqiyya and is fully engaged in its orgy of rootless life.
Their “Roman Circus” distraction is palpable when they ignore Islam’s honor killings.
mortimer says
Key words: “Swat has witnessed the murder of 44 women in the name of “honour” during the current year, many of which have been CONCEALED UNDER THE NAME OF SUICIDE.”
While Sharia law permits the murder of offspring, TAQIYYA permits covering up the crimes.
The HONOR CODE of Islam allows the lies for the sake of honor, so that the shame of having had a ROGUE ANIMAL (females) in the house is quickly purged, and so that the alpha male can show the community he is strong and dominant.
THIS IS THE WORST MISOGYNY IN THE WORLD AND THE WORLD-WIDE FEMINISTS ARE SILENT ABOUT IT!
Westman says
The reason feminists are silent should be obvious:
Feminists publicly castigating Western men yields – submission and apologies.
Feminists publicly castigating Muslim men yields – violence and death threats.
Feminists only revile men from a position of safety.
Bill McKenzie says
Narrated Abdullah Ibn Abbas: A blind man had a slave-mother who used to abuse the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) and disparage him. He forbade her but she did not stop. He rebuked her but she did not give up her habit. One night she began to slander the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) and abuse him. So he took a dagger, placed it on her belly, pressed it, and killed her. A child who came between her legs was smeared with the blood that was there. When the morning came, the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) was informed about it. He assembled the people and said: I adjure by Allah the man who has done this action and I adjure him by my right to him that he should stand up. Jumping over the necks of the people and trembling the man stood up. He sat before the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) and said: Apostle of Allah! I am her master; she used to abuse you and disparage you. I forbade her, but she did not stop, and I rebuked her, but she did not abandon her habit. I have two sons like pearls from her, and she was my companion. Last night she began to abuse and disparage you. So I took a dagger, put it on her belly and pressed it till I killed her. Thereupon the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: Oh be witness, no retaliation is payable for her blood. (Book #38, Hadith #4348)
harbidoll says
he was probably lying. He got upset for any number of reasons, (burnt toast?) lost his temper & killed her. Out of fear he claimed she was (abusing, really?) bad-mouthing Mo. Case dismissed.
WorkingClassPost says
Only islam can seek ‘honor’ from killing it’s mothers, sisters and daughters.
Brennan Kingsland says
There is NOTHING “honorable” about these murders!
Walter Sieruk says
This subject of vicious misogyny hate and murder which is ,so very, inappropriately call “honor killing.” is a malicious Islamic tradition that is heartless brutal , cruel, and evil. For Brigitte Gabriel, who is the founder of http://www.actforamerica.org , had revealed in her book which is entitled THEY MUST BE STOPPED informs the reader on 171,172 “The shocking reality is that most Muslim men ,including those educated in the West, have no objection to honor killings and the degradation of women in their countries. Across the Muslim world , even in moderated Islamic countries , woman’s rights are almost nonexistent …Women in Islam are considered unclean , deemed inferior even to dirt.
Indeed , they must be stopped
Walter Sieruk says
Another ugly reality about that brutal ,cruel and malicious filled Islamic custom called “honor killing” A noteworthy thing exposed in the book by Brigitte Gabriel THEY MUST BE STOPPED is on page 175 which reads “Honor killings are executed by slitting the victims throat , hatching them ,stabbing, burning them to death ,decapitation , bullets to the head and chest ,of by any other means imaginable.”
In reality there is no actual honor in those vicious ,heartless ,callous murderous actions so unfittingly called “honor killing.”
Walter Sieruk says
As for the brutal ,cruel vicious and murderous actions of Islamic misogyny which is so inappropriately called “honor killing.” This heinously wicked misogynists Islamic tradition reaches such n demonic extent of evil and madness that in number of Muslim nations ,as Afghanistan , if a girl or woman is raped she then might undergo being murdered in an “honor killing.” This is worse that a terrible miscarriage it’s an outright outrageous affront to all that is decent, good right as well as sane. To actual punish the victim of raped and not the rapists is most hideous, vile and wrong. very wrong. The Bible teaches in Proverbs 17:15. “The Lord hates two things, punishing the innocent and letting the guilty go free.” [E.R.V.]
abad says
Isn’t it bizarre how western feminism refuses to condemn Moslem Honor Killings(TM Pending).
Just what in hell is their problem?
gravenimage says
Pakistan: 44 women killed for honor in one district alone
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Bloody barbarians. God, I hate Islam.