Not only are there quite a number of muslimettes on this thread who are in denial - but they are not telling the full truth about honor killings in islam, OR they have been lied to and don’t pay too much attention to what goes on in countries under islamic (sharia) laws.
Here is the difference between these ‘honor killing’ cases (DarkRED) - contrasted with domestic violence cases (BLUE).
I.
Committed mainly by Muslims against Muslim girls/young adult women.
Committed by men of all faiths usually against adult women.
II.
Committed mainly by fathers against their teenage daughters and daughters in their early twenties. Wives and older-age daughters may also be victims, but to a lesser extent.
Committed by an adult male spouse against an adult female spouse or intimate partner
III.
Carefully planned. Death threats are often used as a means of control.
The murder is often unplanned and spontaneous
IV.
The planning and execution involve multiple family members and can include mothers, sisters, brothers, male cousins, uncles, grandfathers, etc. If the girl escapes, the extended family will continue to search for her to kill her.
The murder is carried out by one man with no family complicity
V.
The reason given for the honor killing is that the girl or young woman has “dishonored” the family.
The batterer-murderer does not claim any family concept of “honor.” The reasons may range from a poorly cooked meal to suspected infidelity to the woman’s trying to protect the children from his abuse or turning to the authorities for help.
VII.
At least half the time, the killings are carried out with barbaric ferocity. The female victim is often raped, burned alive, stoned or beaten to death, cut at the throat, decapitated, stabbed numerous times, suffocated slowly, etc.
While some men do beat a spouse to death, they often simply shoot or stab them.
VIII.
The extended family and community valorize the honor killing. They do not condemn the perpetrators in the name of Islam. Mainly, honor killings are seen as normative.
The batterer-murderer is seen as a criminal; no one defends him as a hero. Such men are often viewed as sociopaths, mentally ill, or evil.
IX.
The murderer(s) do not show remorse. Instead, they experience themselves as “victims,” defending themselves from the girl’s actions and trying to restore their lost family honor.
gee,
why should this surprise us - it seems that muslims are experts at being aggressors and then claiming victimhood.
Sometimes, remorse or regret is exhibited.
