Archive for the Honor Killing Category


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That doesn’t surprise me at all. What does surprise me is the fact that Canada arrested someone for an attempted honor killing. That’s like, soooo racist, dontcha know. A woman charged with attempting to murder her 19-year-old daughter has been released under conditions. The decision to free Johra Kaleki came down in a Montreal courtroom [...]

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No Compulsion in Islam

But if you try to leave, we’ll kill you. The murder of a former interpreter for the United States military who allegedly abandoned his Muslim faith has revealed the strain facing Iraq’s fragile laws, where a respect for Islamic creed can conflict with a duty to protect human rights. Hameed al-Daraji was shot dead on [...]

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Keystone Terrorists

When an honor killing goes wrong: An innocent couple died in a house fire at the hands of assailants who got the wrong address in a botched honour killing, a court heard today. Abdullah Mohammed, 41, and his wife, Aysha Mohammed, 39, were overcome by smoke and fumes after an accelerant was poured through their [...]

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Islam as mental illness?

Hmmm… As someone who has dealt with chemical imbalances leading to depression and anxiety over the years, I’m not sure I want my own personal brand of crazy to be lumped in with Islam. Though when I think about it, wouldn’t you have to be crazy to subscribe to such a lark of a faith? [...]

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Reminding me why I do what I do

Five years of RightGirl. Five years of hate and terror and murder. Five years of immersing myself in the stories that deal with the very worst humanity has to offer, for hours every day, until my dreams are haunted by falling buildings and fire and shards of broken glass. Five years of having those who [...]

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"Youths" injure cops