“Talb, the brother of the girl, was enraged after the local panchayat did not pass any adverse judgement Friday against the marriage of the boy (Hindu) and girl (Muslim) in a court two months back.” Islamic law forbids Muslim women to marry non-Muslim men. The honor of Talb’s family had to be cleansed. “Couple killed […]
U.K.: “Honor” crimes up 40% due to rising Christian fundamentalism — no, wait…
Predictably, the article avoids naming any particular religion as much as possible. So we’re left to assume that some of this is the work of a militant wing of lapsed Quakers. “Honour crime up by 40% due to rising fundamentalism,” by Rebecca Camber for the Daily Mail, December 7 (thanks to Kris): Police have seen […]
Another Rifqa murdered in honor killing
As the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, December 2 (thanks to David Wood): On Friday afternoon, 27 November 2009, Rifqa Ghazi ‘Abdullah Salama, 29, from al-Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City, was killed allegedly “to maintain family honor.” According to police sources in al-Shati, at approximately 13:30 on Friday, 27 November 2009, the woman’s […]
Six honor killings in the U.S. in two years
And we’re going to see more, because — as I also said to Dorell — no one is challenging the Muslim community on their bland evasions of responsibility, or calling upon them to do anything about the roots of this phenomenon in Islam. I sent Dorell the legal justification for honor killing in Islamic law […]
Canada: Muslim husband threatens to kill his hair stylist wife for “dishonoring” his family by touching other men’s hair
“If you are here, I could not leave you alive.” “Don’t dismiss honour killing claim: judge,” by Kenyon Wallace for the National Post, November 24 (thanks to Kim): A Federal Court judge has ordered the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration to consider the credibility of a woman’s claim that she will be the victim of […]
UK: Muslim who threatened to kill his wife and cut out her tongue gets community service, no jail
Giving out the wrong message. Absurd Britannia Alert: “Spared jail, the forced marriage case father who told wife: ‘I’ll cut out your tongue,’” by James Tozer in the Daily Mail, November 19 (thanks to all who sent this in): A muslim who threatened to kill his wife and cut out her tongue after she blocked […]
Ottawa Muslim gets year in jail for threatening to murder his daughter for fleeing arranged marriage and not wearing hijab
Rifqa Bary will be perfectly safe at home with her father, eh? After all, we know that Islam is a peaceful and tolerant faith that condemns honor killing — right? “Taxi boss jailed for threats against daughter,” by Megan Gillis for the Ottawa Sun, November 10 (thanks to Sounder): The city’s taxi union boss was […]
“I didn’t think that this could be possible, I still can’t think that it is possible because a father could not do such a thing”
But if a father believes he is cleansing the honor of his Muslim family, then all bets are off. Tulay Goren Update. “Sister screams in anguish as she gives evidence against father accused of daughter’s ‘honour killing,’” by Lucy Ballinger for the Daily Mail, November 3 (thanks to all who sent this in): The sister […]
Arizona woman run down by her father is dead in honor killing
Memory eternal Yet another honor killing in the United States. An update on this story. A press release from the Peoria, Arizona, police department (thanks to Lee): Victim run down by her father dies Noor Faleh Almaleki dies from injuries received on October 20, 2009 VictimNoor Faleh Almaleki, 20 year old femaleSurprise resident, deceased November […]
“Over the past two years, there have been about a dozen attempted or successful honor killings committed in the US”
For what may be the first time ever, a mainstream media outlet discusses the phenomenon of Islamic honor killings with a modicum of accuracy: “Muslim unrest hits US homes,” by Maureen Callahan for the New York Post, November 1: In what may be the first recorded instance of a Muslim wife attempting to murder her […]
Brother-on-brother Islamic honor killing in Seattle
Here is yet another variation on the honor killing theme, coming hot on the heels of the New York woman who tried to kill her husband because he was insufficiently Muslim. In this variation (thanks to Block Ness), a Muslim from Afghanistan beats his brother to death for repeating an insulting remark about his wife. […]
Caught: Muslim father who attempted honor killing in Arizona
Note the egregious, completely gratuitous attack on Rifqa Bary and defense of Islam at the end of this story. The mainstream media continues to feel itself compelled to run interference for Muslims as a group whenever a Muslim behaves badly — a courtesy they never accord to other groups. An update on this story. “Muslim […]
Judge orders apostate Rifqa Bary returned to Ohio
Previously he had said that he would not do so until the family’s immigration status was cleared up, and that wasn’t going to happen — given Pamela Geller’s discovery that the family was here illegally. And despite the clear threat relayed by the girl and incompetently handled by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and […]
Spencer on Fox and Friends this morning
Discussing honor killing in the United States. (Thanks to Bob for the video.)
Arizona Republic: Muslim runs down daughter for rejecting “Iraqi values”
UPDATE: I was just on Fox and Friends talking about this briefly — tried to get it all in in the short time allotted. Will post video if I can get hold of it. Faleh Hassan Almaleki is still at large. This story doesn’t add much to what we already know, but it does typify […]
Arizona: Muslim ran down daughter for being “too Westernized,” Islamic apologist hauls out usual denial and deception
Denial and deception instead of any honest effort to come to grips with the root causes of honor killing. “Arizona Police Hunt for Dad Accused of Running Over Daughter: Police Say Faleh Hassan Almaleki Believed His Daughter Was ‘Too Westernized,’” by Sarah Netter for ABC News, October 22 (thanks to James): Police in Arizona are […]
Attempted honor killing in Arizona: Muslim runs down daughter for becoming too “Westernized”
Faleh Hassan Almaleki is still at large. “Iraqi man runs down daughter for becoming too ‘westernized,’” from Yourwestvalley.com, October 21 (thanks to Art): Peoria police are searching for a man they say ran down his 20-year-old daughter in a parking lot for becoming “too ‘westernized’ and … not living according to their traditional Iraq values.” […]
Islamic honor killing in Jordan: father murders pregnant unmarried daughter
Islamic apologists will again assure us that honor killing has nothing to do with Islam and is a cultural practice followed by a wide variety of peoples — and yet Muslim girls keep getting killed in disproportionate numbers. No one, of course, dares to confront the root of the problem by pointing out such inconvenient […]
UK: Girl missing for ten years was victim of honor killing
After she lost her virginity she was viewed as a “valueless commodity.” I have many times spoken about how Islam relegates women to the status of commodities, and here is proof. And of course the usual chorus of Islamic apologists will appear to assure us that honor killing has nothing to do with Islam and […]
Honor killing in Michigan? Muslim husband charged with murdering wife
“(As) Muslim (girls) living here, there’s a lot of pressure on us.” Yes, there is. And it isn’t from “Islamophobes.” “Husband Charged in Murder of Sterling Heights Woman,” by Roop Raj for WJBK, September 29 (thanks to all who sent this in): STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (WJBK) – A man faced a judge in Sterling Heights […]