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Blame Muslims for honor killings?
An Op-Ed argues that Western Muslims have to be more self-critical about the horrific practice.
Tracy Clark-Flory [2008-01-25]

  • Also from that Widney Brown interview....

    There is nothing in the Koran, the book of basic Islamic teachings, that permits or sanctions honor killings. However, the view of women as property with no rights of their own is deeply rooted in Islamic culture, Tahira Shahid Khan, a professor specializing in women's issues at the Aga Khan University in Pakistan, wrote in Chained to Custom, a review of honor killings published in 1999.

    "Women are considered the property of the males in their family irrespective of their class, ethnic, or religious group. The owner of the property has the right to decide its fate. The concept of ownership has turned women into a commodity which can be exchanged, bought and sold."

    So technically T, you may be correct. The Koran does not teach it. The culture itself does. Very nice how you can split the atom that way.

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    Friday, January 25, 2008 11:43 AM
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