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Slain Lewisville sisters mourned at Christian, Muslim services
Dallas Morning News ^ | January 6, 2008 | TANYA EISERER

Posted on 01/06/2008 7:43:30 AM PST by 3AngelaD

...Sarah and Amina Yaser Said were buried in a Muslim cemetery in Denton on Saturday....Their Christian funeral service Saturday – followed by a Muslim service later in the day – served as a reminder of the promise their short lives held and the needless tragedy of their deaths. Police believe they were killed by their father, a 50-year-old cabdriver. And the police presence was a reminder that the girls' Egyptian-born father, Yaser Abdel Said, is still on the run. Amina, 18, and Sarah Yaser Said, 17, were found shot to death in a taxi at an Irving motel Tuesday night....

...Some have speculated that the deaths may have been "honor killings,"...

Gail Gartrell, the sisters' great-aunt, said Saturday that Mr. Said had physically abused the two girls for years. Around Christmas, the girls' mother had fled because of Mr. Said's threats to kill the girls after he learned they had boyfriends, she said.

The funeral at the Rahma Funeral Home on Spring Valley Road highlighted the two vastly different cultures the girls had come from....Robert Crisp, a Catholic priest, led a Baptist service, which was followed by a service at a Richardson mosque....

The short Muslim service was at a gold-domed mosque in Richardson in a cavernous gym, with prayers piped across loudspeakers. Dozens of Muslim men lined up in front of the girls' caskets. About 20 feet behind them were women in hajibs. An imam then led a Muslim prayer.

Dr. Yusuf Kavacki, head of the Richardson mosque, alternating between English and Arabic, told mourners that all living things are destined to die. Another imam talked about families being the most important thing in Islam and the need for parents to work to keep their families strong.

(Excerpt) Read more at dallasnews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: honorkillings; islam; islamisasislamdoes; religionofpeace; rop; violence; women
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"All living things destined to die," but girls in Muslims families somehow destined to die earlier, and in a more gruesome way? "Family the most important thing in Islam," except for the need to keep women 20 feet behind the men, and kill them if they get out of line? I CANNOT BELIEVE WE HAVE ALLOWED THIS CULTURE OF SUBJUGATION AND DEATH INTO OUR COUNTRY.
1 posted on 01/06/2008 7:43:31 AM PST by 3AngelaD
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...Some have speculated that the deaths may have been "honor killings,"...

Muslims have a sick sense of "honor"!

But then look at who they follow.

2 posted on 01/06/2008 7:45:52 AM PST by airborne (Proud to be a conservative! Proud to support Duncan Hunter for President!)
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To: 3AngelaD

When I first heard on the radio a few days ago “two sisters killed by their father,” I said to myself, “I wonder if he’s an Arab?”


3 posted on 01/06/2008 7:48:00 AM PST by Redbob
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To: 3AngelaD

this so called father should be tried and executed IMMEDIATELY. And question all his friends and their families to see if any other AMERICAN citizens are being held hostage in their own country by traiterous Muslims.

If any of these “honorable” fathers think they can openly defy the American way of life, lets hunt them down now.


4 posted on 01/06/2008 7:48:38 AM PST by spanalot (*)
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To: 3AngelaD
"...the girls' mother had fled because of Mr. Said's threats to kill the girls..."

That's another thing I like about arabs: their personal courage.
</sarc>

5 posted on 01/06/2008 7:49:58 AM PST by Redbob
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To: 3AngelaD

Thanks for posting. More commentary on Amina & Sarah here..

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/019469.php#comments

Thanks to Robert Spencer and the outstanding posters at jihadwatch.


6 posted on 01/06/2008 7:51:24 AM PST by PGalt
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To: Redbob

The mother isn’t an Arab.


7 posted on 01/06/2008 7:52:09 AM PST by 3AngelaD (They screwed up their own countries so bad they had to leave, and now they're here screwing up ours)
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To: 3AngelaD

Justice should be administered quickly for this man—as soon as they find him.

I think he would not be in hiding unless he already knows that there is such a thing as justice in this country.

May it prove to be true that there is.


8 posted on 01/06/2008 7:53:09 AM PST by Running On Empty ((The three sorriest words:"It's too late"))
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To: Running On Empty

He’s most likely already out of the country.The car was near the airport-he’s back in whatever Muslum hellhole that spawned him.


9 posted on 01/06/2008 8:01:34 AM PST by Farmer Dean (168 grains of instant conflict resolution)
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To: 3AngelaD

Surely it must be bad reporting by The Dallas Morning News...
as there’s no mention of a protest by The National Organization of
Women (NOW) about this hideous violence against women.
(/SARC)

Just pointing out the continuing silence of the hypocrites
and “Bush Derangement Syndrome” harpies at NOW.
Ever since Dubya and and a few good men and women liberated more
women in a few months in Afghanistan than the NOW has in
decades worldwide.


10 posted on 01/06/2008 8:05:54 AM PST by VOA
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To: spanalot
this so called father should be tried and executed IMMEDIATELY.

No, he should be feted at a testimonial banquet; after all, he was only observing one of the holy sacraments of his "religion." (sarc)

11 posted on 01/06/2008 8:06:02 AM PST by Salvey
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To: 3AngelaD

I take comfort in knowing that this crime was committed in Texas, when the sack of scum is caught he will get a fair trial and a fast execution. Unless he is shot while resisting police.


12 posted on 01/06/2008 8:07:23 AM PST by Alouette (Vicious Babushka)
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To: Farmer Dean

The car was a long haul from the airport. They found it in the Omni parking lot at Los Colinas. It would have been impossible to walk from LC to DFW. He would have had to take a cab to DFW.


13 posted on 01/06/2008 8:07:30 AM PST by 3AngelaD (They screwed up their own countries so bad they had to leave, and now they're here screwing up ours)
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“If any of these “honorable” fathers think they can openly defy the American way of life, lets hunt them down now.”

This is but the beginning of the Islamization of America. Numerous “honor” killings are already taking place in Europe. What’s next? Suicide bombers? Truly TROP. America, you asked for it.


14 posted on 01/06/2008 8:24:57 AM PST by 353FMG (Hillary - Al Qaeda's Trophy Woman)
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To: 3AngelaD
Look for this to become more common as we let more people who adhere to this evil cult into this country.

Islam is completely opposed to everything America stands for.

15 posted on 01/06/2008 8:25:07 AM PST by Gritty (There's only one Islam, submission to the will of Allah. There's nothing moderate about it-Hirsi Ali)
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To: Farmer Dean
He’s most likely already out of the country.The car was near the airport-he’s back in whatever Muslum hellhole that spawned him.

From local news he is from Egypt, good luck getting him back from there. Sure he will be a hero to his homies.

16 posted on 01/06/2008 8:33:08 AM PST by engrpat
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“Local man strikes blow for Allah in the heart of the Satanic beast America.”
Headline in all the Egyptian papers.


17 posted on 01/06/2008 8:39:11 AM PST by Farmer Dean (168 grains of instant conflict resolution)
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To: VOA
Ever since Dubya and and a few good men and women liberated more women in a few months in Afghanistan than the NOW has in decades worldwide.

All forms of Leftism; Feminism, Communism, Liberalism, Environmentalism or whatever, aren't about freedom or rights or the individual, they are about power for the elite leaders.

18 posted on 01/06/2008 8:45:26 AM PST by magslinger (cranky right-winger)
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To: VOA

I asked NOW your question via email. If I get a reply, I will post it.


19 posted on 01/06/2008 8:47:44 AM PST by Bronzy
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To: engrpat

On the other hand, having to live in Egypt, a certified hell hole, and never return here is a kind of punishment in its own right. But I do believe he should be found, extradited, tried and executed.


20 posted on 01/06/2008 8:56:57 AM PST by 3AngelaD (They screwed up their own countries so bad they had to leave, and now they're here screwing up ours)
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