Honor killings: Another Brutal Face of Islam by Vasko Kohlmayer
A spate of grisly murders across Britain has recently drawn attention to another of Islam’s disturbing traditions. The institution of honor killings has not received the level of exposure accorded to some other distinctively Islamic practices such terrorism and beheadings, but it’s certainly worth learning about as it offers invaluable insights into the mindset of this resurgent religion.
By way of definition, an honor killing – a time-honored Muslim custom – is the murder of a female by members of her own family for sexually-related misconduct. The kind of behavior which qualifies as such ranges from adultery through wearing ‘inappropriate’ clothes to wanting to marry someone outside one’s own tribal group.
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