Honor Killing

I’m so mad and angry to hear of what happened to the Kurdish girl few days ago.  up to 1000 men from the Yezidi Kurdish community of Mosul stoned to death a teenager who's only crime was running away to marry a Muslim man whom she loved and converting to his religion.

For four months the girl had been given shelter by a local Muslim Sheik. It was reported that in the last few days her family persuaded her to return home, convincing her that she had been forgiven by her parents and relatives for her mistake.

I’m ashamed to say that many countries in the Middle East still practice the Honor Killing; Killing their own daughters in the name of honor.  What honor?  Ignorance is what’s taking away your honor you idiots.  The whole world now knows what kind of criminals you are.  So much for your honor.

What kind of ignorant, monsters can do such a thing?  Those idiots have cell phones, and they know how to use the camera phone; how to upload it to the Internet.  I’m assuming they also know how to write and sign a wireless company’s contract.

How can her family allow this? How can a father let such a thing happen to his own daughter? What a difference between the educated people in the West, and some of the ignorant people of the East.  In America we don’t stone our daughters for doing shameful things; we invite them on the Jerry Springer show.

Comments

[grant]

Thanks Nazareth, I referenced this item in my thoughts on the background story of Christmas:
http://wonderwings.blogspot.com/2009/12/no-room-in-where.html

grant

[Larry]

I hope your real intention is not to make light of honor killing by referencing Jerry Springer. The act is one of the most insane act at any level it's not funny. Whatever tradition, religion,or group that the act is closely inspired by or related to, should be coming out against it more forcefully. To me, This is too serious for comedy. Thanks anyway for bringing up the subject.

[Nazareth]

Hello Larry: I was outraged and angry and had no intention of being funny. Just like a singer reacts to life with a song, we comedians react with sarcasm. Hope I didn't come through as taking this issue lightly, because I'm not.

[Larry]

Thanks for the clarification. You are right on on your comments about loving your country and laughing with your children. One cannot do that enough.