Jordanian kills [pregnant] sister to 'cleanse family honor'

Jerusalem Post ^ | Apr. 22, 2004 | ASSOCIATED PRESS

[yonif]

Jordanian man stabbed his pregnant sister to death, allegedly to "cleanse the family's honor," an official said Thursday.

The 25-year-old woman, whom authorities refused to identify, was killed Tuesday by her brother, who slit her throat and inflicted 15 stabs to various parts of her body, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The case marked the latest incident of "honor killings" - a practice not uncommon in traditional, male-dominated Arab societies where women have been killed, mostly by brothers and fathers for having sex outside marriage, dating, simply talking to men or even for being raped.

The initial investigation showed the woman had married an Egyptian against her family's wishes almost a year ago and had left for Egypt.

"When she returned to Jordan a few days ago to give birth to her child, her brother learned she was in town. He went to her home on Tuesday and killed her," the official said.

The stabbing occurred in the kitchen of the woman's house. After the slaying, the brother called police and waited for them to arrest him, saying he had stabbed his sister with a kitchen knife.

She was already dead when police arrived, and doctors could not save the baby.

The official told The Associated Press that a post-mortem showed the woman was eight months pregnant with a baby boy.

The killing was the fifth reported "honor killing" since the beginning of the year. Seventeen cases were reported in 2003, and 22 in 2002. Many more are believed to go unreported.

The U.S.-based Human Rights Watch issued a report Tuesday accusing the Jordanian government of failing to protect women from male relatives who threaten and kill them in "honor" crimes.

Last September, Jordanian lawmakers rejected legislative amendments aiming to set harsher punishments for honor crime offenders. Under the country's existing penal code, people found guilty of committing honor crimes can receive sentences as light as six months in jail.

[yonif]

Under the country's existing penal code, people found guilty of committing honor crimes can receive sentences as light as six months in jail.

Jordan is no ally. It still practices terror against its own citizens, and publicly supports terror against Israel, even though it may have stopped actively taking part in it. It is no different than Egypt.

[af_vet_1981]

The U.S.-based Human Rights Watch issued a report Tuesday accusing the Jordanian government of failing to protect women from male relatives who threaten and kill them in "honor" crimes. Last September, Jordanian lawmakers rejected legislative amendments aiming to set harsher punishments for honor crime offenders. Under the country's existing penal code, people found guilty of committing honor crimes can receive sentences as light as six months in jail.

Islam is a religion of peace bump.

[wimpycat]

Some day, in about 500 years, the Arab world will be dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century.

[DoctorMichael]

Quaint, Multicultural, Nonjudgemental Bump.

[wagglebee]

Some day, in about 500 years, the Arab world will be dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century.

Yeah we'll be living on other planets and they'll get indoor plumbing, phones and electricity.

[PokeyJoe]

[Old Grumpy]

That poor, young woman. That's very sad.

[annyokie]

Yoni,

This is not unlike the article I posted a few months ago about the woman whose husband gouged out her eyes and lopped off her ears and nose (in front of their children while she was heavily pregnant) after hanging her from the ceiling by the feet.

TG she survived and was able to have reconstructive surgery.

Religion of Peace, my hind foot.

[ClintonBeGone]

Was that also in a muslim country?

[annyokie]

Yes. Pakistan.

[yonif]

bump

[Tabi Katz]

How horrible. That poor woman.

I'd like to take the radical feminists who claim they have it so bad in this country and ship them off to the Middle East. That would really give them something to cry about.

[muawiyah]

These guys were doing this back before Islam was invented. It really doesn't make any difference what religion traditional Arabs adhere to, their biggest concern is who gets to have sex with their sisters (after they are done with them).

[SJackson]

If you'd like to be on or off this middle east/political ping list, please FR mail me.

Speachless.

[annyokie]

Read the article. She was married to an Egyptian.

Put your prurient ideas out the door.

[muawiyah]

Well, OK, most Egyptians are not really, really Arabs, and certainly not True Arabs, but they do speak Arabic! Most of them are Moslem.

I still think the traditional guys in Jordan are simply consumed with sexual jealousy and cannot bear to see another man "using" their sisters they way they, themselves "use" those sisters.

You know, if these guys weren't into that sort of stuff, you'd have to ask yourself why the Koran and the collections of testaments called the Hadiths contain so many admonishments against having sexual relations with one's relatives and inlaws.

[annyokie]

You are not well. Substitute either "rich white guys" or "negroes" in your post.

Bye.

[ken5050]

Didn't "Law&Order" do an episode about this some years ago?..

[Happy2BMe]

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[Happy2BMe]

Ping on #19 - Islam's Peaceful treatment of women - it fits.