reply to post by QuantumDeath
Careful, your showing your soft caring side!
Honestly, that attitude is no better than burying her alive - how about a bit of compassion and understanding, rather than letting your ego rule your
life?
Originally posted by AshleyD
reply to post by Aggie Man
No, it is a religious thing.
Originally posted by Mdv2
Originally posted by ModernAcademia
This is VERY disturbing!
You know, let's not turn this thread into an insult to the poor girl's religion, that would be so distasteful.
It is very disturbing indeed and the reason why this should be discussed. This particular case is an example of what is happening on a large scale within Muslim communities. That's why it needs to be discussed, no matter how terrible this particular is.
According to a government report, 4,000 women and men were killed in Pakistan in the name of honour between 1998 and 2003, the number of women being more than double the number of men [30]. In a study of female deaths in Alexandria, Egypt, 47 percent of the women were killed by a relative after the woman had been raped [31]. In Jordan and Lebanon, 70 to 75 percent of the perpetrators of these so-called “honour killings” are the women’s brothers [32].source
Turkish police have recovered the body of a 16-year-old girl they say was buried alive by relatives in an "honour" killing carried out as punishment for talking to boys.
ANKARA - A 16-year-old girl was buried alive by relatives in southeast Turkey in a gruesome honour killing just because she reportedly befriended boys, the Anatolia news agency reported Thursday.