{"id":978,"date":"2009-08-19T09:13:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-19T16:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harmonicminer.com\/wordpress\/2009\/08\/19\/honor-killing-islam-gaza\/"},"modified":"2009-08-10T01:24:03","modified_gmt":"2009-08-10T08:24:03","slug":"honor-killing-islam-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.harmonicminer.com\/wordpress\/2009\/08\/19\/honor-killing-islam-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"The penalty for “honor killing” in Islamic nations: about like that for spitting on the sidewalk"},"content":{"rendered":"

The sentences for so called “honor killings” in Islamic nations are so light, when they are imposed at all, as to be an insult to the value of human life. In this case, a Gazan father killed his 27 yr old daughter by beating her to death with a chain over 40 minutes,  for using a cell phone to talk to a man.<\/a><\/p>\n

In such killings, a woman’s life is taken by male relatives who suspect her of inappropriate conduct. Such killings are still widespread in the Middle East, where a woman’s perceived misconduct can hurt the standing of a family and where tradition says the “stain” can only be removed by shedding her blood.<\/p>\n

Traditionally, assailants have received light sentences, but the killing of Najjar shocked even activists used to detailing such crimes.<\/p>\n

Mezan and the PCHR said that Najjar’s father used an iron chain to beat her, while also kicking and punching her for about 40 minutes until she died of a fatal blow to the head, said Mezan and the PCHR.<\/p>\n

“It’s shocking,” said Samir Zakout of Mezan. “But it’s not surprising because killers know they won’t be punished harshly.”<\/p>\n

In the West Bank and Gaza, “honor killing” assailants serve between six months and three years in prison, said Mona Shawa of PCHR.<\/p>\n

In Jordan, officials said Wednesday they have set up special tribunals to deal with honor killings, hoping to speed up trials.<\/p>\n

The New York-based Human Rights Watch reported Wednesday that the Syrian government abolished a law that waived punishment for some honor killings and now allows judges to sentence perpetrators to at least two years jail. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is simply beyond sad and horrifying. And it is a measure of how very far the world view of Islam is from that of the West.<\/p>\n

However, do not expect “justice week” at your local university to have “honor killing” as a topic.  They’ll be too busy bashing Israel for defending itself.  Or maybe being concerned about global warming or something really important like that.  <\/p>\n

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