May 27, 2009 - War on Women News - RealCourage.org

(Canada) Ottawa: Death of Ottawa pair not honour killings, defence says
-- "Hasibullah Sadiqi should be found guilty of manslaughter, his lawyer told a jury on Wednesday"
-- charged with murdering sister Khatera Sadiqi
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Death+Ottawa+pair+honour+killings+defence+says/1636093/story.html
--- I lost control, honour killing accused says
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=1622117
--- Accused's fit of rage interrupted by passing car, Crown tells Sadiqi 'honour killing' trial
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Accused+rage+interrupted+passing+Crown+tells+Sadiqi+honour+killing+trial/1629206/story.html

(Israel) Details of Dana Bennett murder revealed
-- Yihya Farkhan "also told the police that shortly prior to Bennett's murder,
he raped another woman living in Tiberias and tried to abduct her as well, but
she got away. He also confessed to the attempted murder of his sister -- by poison 
-- which he said was supposed to be an 'honor killing.' His sister survived the attempt."
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3721705,00.html
-- Suspected Arab Israeli serial killer confesses: police
--- "The suspect had also confessed to trying to poison his sister in what he called a failed 'honour killing.'"
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/darticlen.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/May/middleeast_May531.xml&section=middleeast&col=

(Israel) Beit Jan: Father shoots daughter in 'honor killing'
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3720259,00.html
-- IPS warden arrested on suspicion of killing daughter over family honor
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1242212448803&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
-- 'Honor' Murder in Beit Jan
-- "A resident of Beit Jan arrived at the Carmiel police station on
Saturday night with his badly wounded daughter, aged 23."
-- "The man told police he had shot the young woman in an 'honor' attack, because
her behavior violated the tenets of Islam."
-- "Paramedics rushed to the scene, but were unable to save the young w
oman, who died of her wounds before reaching the nearest hospital."
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/165490

(Pakistan) Sindh's Karachi: Man kills pregnant wife, alleged paramour
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\05\26\story_26-5-2009_pg12_2

Bangladeshi single mother caned over paternity row
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iJpwr6G0Cq5Y0Kti87BFDN3aGE3w

(Qatar) Muslim women should be 'free to choose a husband'
-- "Muslim American cleric and dean of Academic Affairs at Al Maghrib Institute,
Yasir Qadhi, who stated that to support the motion was both illogical and impractical.
'To be a Muslim means to submit,' he argued"
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=293103&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16
http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Local_News&month=May2009&file=Local_News20090526471.xml

Sweden: Girl wins compensation for FGM
http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2009/05/sweden-girl-wins-compensation-for-fgm.html
http://www.thelocal.se/19668/20090526/

In Muslim Culture, Honor Killings Not Out of Date
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/religiontoday/11603889/

Shocking Practice of Honor Killing Depicted in Novel "Light of the Desert'
http://www.pr-inside.com/shocking-practice-of-honor-killing-depicted-r1271344.htm

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