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The Other Side of Jihad - Honor Killings by Phyllis Chesler Fox News June 11, 2010 http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/795/jihad-honor-killings Send Comment RSS Share: Excerpt: We usually associate jihadic warriors with fiery, anti-American and anti-Israeli sermons and with homicide bombings and airplane hijackings. We don't think of jihadists as homebodies or in terms of their family relationships. But we should. Islamic fundamentalism (Islamism) is associated both with terrorism—and with Islamic gender apartheid. Thus, Islamists demand that their women shroud themselves, marry their first cousins, serve their brothers and father as domestic servants, keep quiet about routine daughter--and wife--battering, and keep away from infidel influences. If they don't, they risk being honor murdered. Not all Muslims are Islamists. Many are anti-Islamists, dissidents, moderates, secular, or apostates. I know, because I work with such people. But, show me a jihadist and I'll show you someone who believes in polygamy, demands that his women wear the Islamic veil, keep away from "foreigners," and remain totally obedient and subordinate to him. If not, their lives are in danger. And they are warned about this repeatedly. Read the complete original version of this item... Related Topics: Honor Killings
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