theist 1 Report post Posted November 11, 2003 What a position this young girl must have been in. From Iraqi Kurdish culture to London. Growing up is hard enough. These parents should anticipate problems when they bring their children to a culture that is over-sexed and different in so many ways. Who really dis-honored the family here, the father or the daughter? FOX NEWS Honor Killings Move West Tuesday, November 11, 2003 By Amy Kellogg LONDON — In parts of some countries in the Middle East and South Asia, the penalty for a particularly shocking sort of murder is basically nothing, because honor killing is simply a tradition. But it's a tradition some immigrants are taking with them to Britain, where police are on a mission to end the practice that they say has no honor. In one case, a 16-year-old Kurdish girl, Heshu Yones (search), moved to England with her family who were refugees from Saddam Hussein's Iraq. She embraced the ways of her new home but was still proud to be a Kurd (search) — she dressed up, wore makeup and fell in love. For that, her father stabbed her 17 times with a kitchen knife last October and killed her. He recently pleaded guilty to the murder. The girl apparently planned to run away but decided not to because she thought it would ruin her family. The killing apparently was sparked by the belief that she brought shame to the family. Women who want a divorce, reject an arranged marriage or have a boyfriend while living with their parents sometimes are killed because their actions are perceived as a dishonor to the family. Heshu's case was a wake-up call for London's police. Dozens of similar cases have been identified within the past year, and police and citizens are now working to raise awareness of the issue. "Many women, unfortunately, in our country had little rights so we don't know what our rights are when we come here," said Diani Nammi of the Iranian and Kurdish Women's Rights Project (search). Nammi said the men and women in her community who support honor killing are part of a minority, but changing their views may take a long time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted November 12, 2003 "Borders & Boundaries"- women in partition of India by Kamala Basin. The most disturbing book I have read is this one. It is very sad to see so many women die to protect their honor. Most do it by their choice because their husbands are unable to protect them, the others are killed by their own husbands and cousins. Meanwhile, the Muslims rape kill and raid every non muslim they can find, chanting 'Pakistan Zindabad' . Personally, I did not like this book because it creates so much hate for the Muslims. It is not right, no religion can be so evil or cruel. -TU Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theist 1 Report post Posted November 12, 2003 Same category as stoning people to death, even worse because the girl wasn't responsible for her moving to London in the first place. Something similar happened in the USA some years ago. What th4e outcome of the court case was I never knew. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted November 12, 2003 Damn, to live among your own family that wants to kill you. Why don't they make a simple calculation and run away? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theist 1 Report post Posted November 12, 2003 about to runaway from home. They found a note to her father after her death. Young teenage years are confusing enough without this cra_. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kulapavana 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2003 this world is full of barbarians practicing primitive rituals sanctioned by their primitive "religions". this is the Age of Kali. the only hope is Lord Caitanya's bhakti movement. waste no time. Hare Krishna! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
