Concern Grows over Iraqi 'Honor Killings'

[ECH1969]

Women's rights in Iraq are a subject of growing alarm for activists and some secular groups.

The widely accepted and seldom prosecuted practice of "honor killings" -- in which family members of women who have had extramarital sex have a right to kill her -- is of particular concern.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5043032
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Listen to this horseshit, her family thinks at the mere thought she might have been raped was more then enough to put her to death.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

1. I try to be a good, tolerant multicultural citizen

but I have a hard time with this one.

[rodeodance]

14. I do think we have to be 'tolerant' of this practice. It is surely a per-

version of the Koran.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

16. Did you mean do say "I don't think..."?

[Critters2]

2. I thought things were getting better for women under "democracy"

:shrug:

[catmother]

3. ridiculous. i saw something a few months ago on a plastic

surgery show (might have been dr. 90210) any way there was this arab woman who was going to be married but she had been raped. apparently no one in her family knew. anyway she went to this plastic surgeon who created a new hymen for her. can you imagine how painful that must have been?

[HysteryDiagnosis]

5. Got one right here......

http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20051012_1.htm


You walk into a public restroom for women in a Chinese city and you are likely to see a sign such as this one: "Artificial virginal hymens for sale: 500-700 RMB. Telephone number: XXXXXXXX." Your first response is, "Hmmm ... that's more expensive than the standard price?"

[AlamoDemoc]

8. LOOOL...and to top off..full stomach of Chinese food

That's sick! Mind you, there are enormous Eastern European woman in the market place nowadays, kind of 21st century slave trade for sex...I wonder why no one want to talk about them? hmmmmmm!

[catmother]

13. that's pretty sad, but i did have to laugh at the last story where

it fell out.

very sad for the women in the countries. i don't know about china but i think in the arab countries the men are very sexually repressed.

[AlamoDemoc]

4. Before Saddam's regime we never heard of "honor Killings"

In Iraq , in fact under Saddam's regime woman had better due (not past due) in Iraq. But now we are hearing this "honor Killing" in Iraq. Countries that have been known for honor killings are Jordan, Egypt, Israel, and many un-holly places that ventured off from 14th century in Europe....Poland, Austria, Germany, and England

[HysteryDiagnosis]

6. Mission unbelievable..... my gawd, how absolutely unbelievable.

[hack89]

15. It is surprising we never heard of it...

considering the importance Saddam put on an open and free press.

[pinniped]

7. You could take the oil out of Iraq, but not the Iraq out of the Iraqi.

.

[pocket]

9. this didn't happen when Saddam was in power

we let this loose upon them

[pinniped]

11. Damm, evil * really opened up a can.

* can send that so-called goodwill ambassador to Iraq but that trick didn't work in Saudi Arabia and it won't work there.

[sinkingfeeling]

10. But Chimpy said, "Every woman in Iraq is better off because the rape rooms

and torture chambers of Saddam Hussein are forever closed. Iraqi women are already using their new political powers to guard against extremism and intolerance in any form, whether it be religious or secular."

Bush said Tuesday that the draft constitution protects women.

[AlamoDemoc]

12. Yes! Don't believe the Hype...don't, don't ..don't believe the Hype

By: Public Enemy...lovely song....