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| Religion of Peace Alert: Muslim kills sister to uphold ’honor’ |
| 2004-04-23 |
| EFL A Muslim Jordanian man stabbed to death his pregnant sister because she married an Egyptian man against the family’s wishes. Investigators arriving at the scene Tuesday said the suspect told them "he killed his sibling to cleanse the family’s honor using a kitchen knife," the Jordan Times reported. Her death is the fifth "honor killing" in Jordan this year tallied by the Times, which counted 17 last year. |
| Posted by:Dragon Fly |
| #3 hmmm. Got inter- muslim racism? |
| Posted by: ting tang walla walla bing bang 2004-04-24 8:07:31 AM |
| #2 Of course most honor murders are not reported but from what is reported, this one is different from most. Typically the woman is murdered before she marries because, notwithstanding the suspect's claim, the cleansing is not complete if the marriage has taken place. |
| Posted by: mhw 2004-04-23 10:56:16 AM |
| #1 Most Jordanian families in this situation would report that the sister committed suicide with the kitchen knife. |
| Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-04-23 7:34:43 AM |