Thursday, October 01, 2009

Honor Killings: UK makes policy moves


Sarah & Amina Said at a happier time.
Their father is still at large

Getting Serious About Honor Violence -David J. Rusin

For the first time, [British] law enforcement officials have been issued specific guidelines for investigating honor-based violence and protecting those at risk.

Recent news items from across the West underscore the need for an effective strategy:

UK (July): A Danish-born Muslim man suffered stab wounds, was beaten with bricks, and had acid poured down his throat "for having a relationship with a married woman."

Canada (July): Muslim parents, along with their son, were charged with premeditated murder after their three teenage daughters and the father's first wife were discovered dead in a submerged car. The girls' Westernization has been suggested as a motive.

Germany (August): A Muslim asylum seeker was found guilty of brutally killing his German-born wife because, in the words of the prosecutor, she was "too independent."

Canada (September): A judge ordered a Muslim father and son to stand trial next year for the 2007 strangulation murder of sixteen-year-old Aqsa Parvez, who had defied her father's demand that she wear the hijab.

Italy (September): A Moroccan confessed to stabbing his daughter to death for "dishonoring the family," based on her relationship with a non-Muslim man.

United States (September): The mother of Sarah and Amina Said [pictured above] finally described their January 1, 2008, shooting deaths as an "honor killing" carried out by their Muslim father.

[O]ther countries should follow the UK's lead. Innocent lives hang in the balance.
[Islamist Watch]
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