from Her Royal Whyness:
Earth Times --
Afghan man held over murder 'in the name of the Koran'
Posted : Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:59:39 GMT
Author : DPA
Munich -- - Munich police are questioning a 27-year-old Afghan man suspected of stabbing his former wife to death "in the name of the Koran," police sources said Tuesday. A Munich police spokesman said the 24-old Afghan woman Nesima R., whose full name was withheld for legal reasons, had been stabbed some 20 times, and that the suspect had given the Koran as a justification for the attack.
The woman received stab wounds to the heart and died Monday in hospital.
The pair are believed to have been married while in Afghanistan, although when Zafar, a 27-year-old unemployed painter, came to Germany in 2008, he found the woman in a new relationship with a cousin.
Police think that the former couple, who have a daughter, may themselves have been cousins.
The 3-year-old daughter was an eyewitness to the stabbing, which took place early on Monday morning. A niece of the victim also saw the attack, which occurred outside her apartment.
The spokesman said police were investigating the "very complex kinship relations" surrounding the case, and suspected it to be a so- called "honour killing."
Honour killing is the term used to describe a murder carried out with the defence of the perceived honour of a family or ethnic group as a motive.
In February, an Afghan man was sentenced to life in prison in the northern city of Hamburg for killing his sister in what prosecutors said was an honour killing.
The judge in that case rejected the honour killing explanation, saying that the family had simply been dysfunctional.
It is not clear in the Munich crime what role other motives, such as jealousy, may have played.
Honour killing has become a sensitive political topic in Germany, with immigrant communities, especially Muslims, accused of importing a barbaric judicial custom.
Terre Des Femmes, a women's rights group, estimates that some 50 women have been killed in
Germany in the past 10 years for reasons of supposed honour.
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The judge in that case rejected the honour killing explanation, saying that the family had simply been dysfunctional.
I am sure this has something to do with the West. I am sure this guy was not religious at all. He used to go out drinking and dancing and he used to smoke and wear western clothing. There is no way in hell he knew anything about the Quran (Koran). He did all this because he was retarded, oh yes, the brain-conveniently-not-working-when-a-Muslim-commits-a-crime-in-the-name-of-Allah syndrome. This syndrome in the medical books of liberal a-holes is defined as: "no crime can ever be committed in the name of the most peaceful religion on the planet known as Islam, hence anyone claiming to be doing something wrong has to be insane. This syndrome is mysteriously prevalent only among Muslims in this world and hence they should never be punished for any crimes committed but we should be careful as to not ever offend them by suggesting they might have done something in their right mind and because of their religion. Oh no, because of this syndrome ever present, Muslims are just unable to follow their beautifully peaceful religion."
Sorry about ranting on your post MR but I am tired of seeing the same trend all over the world. "NOPE NOT BECAUSE OF ISLAM EVEN THOUGH HE SAYS HE DID IT BECAUSE OF ISLAM!"
Avenging apostate - your 'rant' is appreciated. Carry on.
Avenging Apostate == Rant on! I usually do :)
What strikes me is the lack of news about this. I have only seen it on blogs, but nothing (except EarthTimes.org and other similar website) on news' pages.
I think that the fact that he said "he did it on the name of the Koram" must have something to do with it...
But don't you see, many westernized Muslim men see the Koran as a safety net for their abusive behavior. In the meantime in the Dallas area, the Egyptian taxi driver that murdered his two teenaged daughters for daring to date American boys is at large, presumably protected by relatives here or back home in Egypt. One hopes that there will be divine retribution at some point.
Here is a news article I just found:
http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=105898543739&h=7pNUf&u=UvzQS&ref=nf
Woman sets up facebook inviting people to her own flogging in Sudan.
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