It sounds like the being Muslim part was secondary to the being left by his wife part.
Divorce is a travesty and should not be encouraged.
He probably blamed it on the infidels and saw fit for an infidel to pay the price.
It sounds like the being Muslim part was secondary to the being left by his wife part.
I have read other articles that quote friends of the gunman’s daughter. They discuss how the father did not like her non-Muslim ways. He did not like her clothing, her friends or her non-Muslim boyfriend. He went through her phone to read her texts.
Whether his primary anger was directed at his wife for divorcing him or his daughter for dating a non-Muslim, his Christmas Day actions reek of Honor Killing to me.
Its the new media narrative. I guess they were having trouble selling the 'it was racism made him do it' line.
This is the first time I’ve ever heard of an angry, ex-spouse killing relatives during a holiday.
(sarc)
Well stated.
Is it possible his islamism was a factor? Sure! That entire belief system increases a person's propensity for murder. The divorce could very well be because he didn't approve of his daughter's "western ways".
But because he killed everyone, including his son (I'm assuming Ali is a boy's name) and himself makes me suspect that it was a wish to wipe out the entire family and put himself out of his misery rather than carry out a religious obligation.