FRONTPAGEMAGAZINE.COM: A spate of grisly murders across Britain serves as a reminder of yet another of Islam’s dark traditions: "honor" killing.
By way of definition, an honor killing – a time-honored Muslim custom – is the murder of a female by members of her own family for sexually-related misconduct. This "misconduct" could involve anything ranging from adultery or being accused of adultery to wearing "inappropriate" clothes or wanting to marry someone other than who is chosen for you.
One recent act of "misconduct" was perpetrated by twenty-five year old Samaira Nazir of London. Spurning the offer of a pre-arranged marriage to a man chosen for her in Pakistan, she instead fell in love with an Afghan refuge, a Muslim also. For years she tried to keep the relationship secret, but in the end she could hide the truth no longer. The affair incensed her family and she was told to break things off. When she refused, it was decided that she should die. The Brutal Face of Islam (more) By Vasko Kohlmayer
Mark Alexander
