In the Qur’an, a mysterious figure, known as Khidr in Islamic tradition, kills a boy in an apparently random and gratuitous attack. He then explains: “And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared that he would overburden them by transgression and disbelief. So we intended that their Lord should substitute for […]
Pakistan: Model ‘slut shamed,’ threatened with acid attack, death
Pakistan adheres to the Sharia. It is not a country where the rule of law always prevails. Take for example, Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, which target Christians and other religious minorities. If a Muslim invents blasphemy charges against a Christian, the Christian could face jail, a death sentence or a mob lynching. The famous model Sabeeka […]
Pakistan: Imam among those indicted for honor murder of model Qandeel Baloch
Muslims commit 91 percent of honor killings worldwide. 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 […]
“Pakistan’s Kim Kardashian” murdered by brother in Islamic honor killing
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 […]