By kawthar on Dec 28, 2007 in Honor killing | 0 Comments
يمثل اضطهاد المرأة وجهاً آخراً من وجوه التمييز والامتهان الذي كانت تتعرض له الطبقات والفئات الأكثر ضعفاً وتهميشاً في هذه المجتمعات. ومن الجدير ذكره في هذاالسياق، بأن السبي كان شكلاً مقونناً ومشرعناً لعمليات الاغتصاب الجماعي التي رافقت الغزو البدوي لدول الجوار حيث كانت تستباح المدن أياماً طوالاً بلياليها وهذا أمرشائع ومألوف، وقد تمت ممارسته تاريخياً، […]
By Ahmad Ghashmary on Dec 13, 2007 in Civil rights, Honor killing | 0 Comments
(From Wednesday’s Globe and Mail December 12, 2007 )
Late Monday night, one of those many conflicted Muslim teens died, succumbing to injuries she received at the hands of her own father, if the police version of events is true. Friends said the 16-year-old Mississauga teen, Aqsa Parvez, had enraged her parents by refusing to […]
By Ahmad Ghashmary on Aug 19, 2007 in Jordan, Civil rights, Honor killing | 2 Comments
Even William Shakespeare doesnt spare his efforts to warn us from the so-called honor killings. You might be surprised by my statement, but he really did. Dont you remember Othello the Arab Prince who slaughtered his wife Desdemona just because of rumors about her cheating on him with another man ( his friend, Cassio)?. I […]