Honor killing has nothing to do with Islam. The Quran does not condone honor killings and honor killings are not specific to any one religion or part of the world.
They are symtomatic of a more widespread cultural acceptance of violence towards women in South America, Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. For instance, in the areas of the Middle East, where muslims practice honor killings - so do the Christians and other religious groups. In 1991 the Supreme Court of Brazil finally struck down "defense of honor" as a justification for murdering a wife yet courts still show leniency and fail to prosecute and convict men who claim they kill their wives because of their alleged infidelity. In India, a bride can be killed if her dowry is deemed insufficient.
Those who think honor killing is an Islamic aboration seem like they care more about denouncing Islam then do about helping women who are the victims of those horrific practices.
Its too bad Islam does not agree with you, its too bad this father who followed Islam did not agree with you. I am also sure you thoughts would of comforted the daughter had she lived.
Maybe you can find me the place in the Quran that talks about honor killing?

Uh, you do realize you state "Honor killing has nothing to do with Islam" and follow this statement with " areas of the Middle East, where muslims practice honor killings".
What part of " - so do the Christians and other religious groups" did you miss?

Islam is the Moslem faith, Islam does have something to do with Moslems, this killing was in accordance with the Moslem's faith in Islam
Am I the only one who thinks this statement makes no sense?

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