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Why Is the Washington Post Afraid to Use the Words "Muslim" And "Honor Killing" In The Same Article? by Phyllis Chesler Pajamas Media May 26, 2010 http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/782/washington-post-muslim-honor-killing Send Comment RSS Share: Excerpt: In the last seven years, the print version of the Washington Post has covered honor killings sparingly, tangentially, briefly, and only in passing. Clearly, the mainstream media believes that some news is not fit to print. For example, in 2004, in a Washington Post article which argued that the United States should grant political asylum to women fleeing violence, the authors note that "Persecution is a high standard to reach, involving extreme and offensive conduct, such as honor killings, sexual slavery and rape." Fine with me—but there is no discussion of what an honor killing is or who commits one. Two years later, in 2006, the Post ran a small item under "World in Brief" which reads as follows: "A 14-year-old Pakistani girl died of an infected wound a month after being shot four times in an attempted 'honor killing' in Karachi, police said. Nur Jehan was shot in the stomach, leg, knee and arm and left for dead by her relatives, who accused her of having sex with a young man." Read the complete original version of this item... Related Topics: Honor Killings
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