Shedding light on why Islamic extremists sanction honor killings, an Australian Muslim cleric declared that women who are sexually assaulted are responsible for the attack. Why? Because women are like “uncovered meat“:
“If you take out uncovered meat and place it outside … without cover, and the cats come to eat it … whose fault [...]

ANKARA — A 15-year-old girl who gave birth to a child that she said resulted from a rape became the latest victim of so-called “honor killings” in Turkey, newspapers said Monday.
The young girl, from a mainly Kurdish town near Turkey’s eastern border with Iran, was murdered by an elder brother Saturday, press reports said. [...]

Last week’s discussion about Iranian women scheduled for execution brought on a flurry of responses from those who continue to assert that “honor killings” are entirely attributable to Islamic extremists.
Interestingly, the BBC’s Asian network recently conducted a study on attitudes toward honor killings and found:
One in 10 young British Asians believes so-called honour killings can [...]

Aaron’s got my panties in a wad (well, he would have if I’d been wearing any) and I just couldn’t resist jumping all over a rather sexist stance on his behalf. What caught my eye was his title, “Afghan Honor Killing – American Feminists Typically Silent Again”.
Since this is a topic I tend to follow, [...]

Six Muslim women have been murdered in Berlin over the past four months. In each case, the murderers are male members of the victims’ family who committed their crime to avenge their family’s “honor.”
Hatin Surucu was at a bus stop killed by three of her brothers while her 5-year-old son slept alone at home. Although [...]

This blog entry is brought to you by Allah, because my brain just exploded.

Yet another “honor killing” gone awry.

“Honor killings” continue to make the news on a regular basis as the West becomes more aware – and intolerant – of the horrifying custom. Countries like Turkey, looking to join the EU, are overhauling their criminal codes to combat these tragic deaths.
Four years ago, a sustained campaign by Women For Women’s Rights led [...]