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2004-07-05 Europe

Turkey gets to grips with 'honour killings'

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Posted by Steve White 2004-07-05 1:00:17 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Outlaw honor killings? What's an Allah-fearing Muslim man gonna do now that he can't kill a girl?

Posted by anymouse 2004-07-05 2:41:43 AM|| 2004-07-05 2:41:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 And yet no mention of punishment rapes,beatings,or mutilations.But I guess babby steps are better than nothing.

Posted by Raptor 2004-07-05 8:45:47 AM|| 2004-07-05 8:45:47 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Wait a minute. It's either cool with the prophet or it isn't. So which is it? Murat, what gives?

Posted by Lucky 2004-07-05 3:04:53 PM|| 2004-07-05 3:04:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Unfortunately, in Turkey as elsewhere in the Islamic world, it will be many years before honor killings are eliminated.

In the rural areas, there will be honor killings with no one issueing a criminal warrant.

It would probably take a major movement in Islam itself (say 95% of Imans issuing an unambiguous fatwa saying it was harem and saying that the perp will go to hell) to change this.

Posted by mhw 2004-07-05 4:15:26 PM|| 2004-07-05 4:15:26 PM|| Front Page Top

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