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Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:00 AM

Girl murdered over hijab?

A 16-year-old Canadian was reportedly killed by her Muslim father. Some hint it's because she wouldn't cover up.
Tracy Clark-Flory

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  • Wednesday, December 12, 2007 08:12 PM

    jasonhendersontx

    Shoosh, that couple was just crazy and should be treated as an isolated case, not representative in any way of our culture. This isolated case of a Muslim family in a western country is clearly indicative of how their culture cannot assimilate in the slightest with ours.

    —TomG76 Read TomG76's other letters

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