THE TELEGRAPH: Would Mahmod Mahmod pass Ruth Kelly's proposed citizenship points-based test? Once he had named the longest river in the United Kingdom, correctly identified the Queen's great-grandfather, ticked the box marked cucumber sandwiches and earned the correct number of credits for civic and voluntary work, the chances are, yes, he would.
Yet since Mahmod brought his family here 10 years ago, after successfully seeking political asylum from Iraq, his integration into British society and appreciation of British values seems to have been slight.
Certainly, in the dock at the Old Bailey this week, Mahmod showed no emotion when he was found guilty of ordering his daughter's murder, but why would he? His family's honour was more important to him than Banaz Mahmod's 20-year-old life, so he arranged to have her killed to restore his good standing in his south London Kurdish community. Where is the honour in killing your daughter? (more) By Jan Moir
Mark Alexander
