Where Girls Marry Rapists for Honor - (...just when you think you've heard it all, there's THIS!)

LA TIMES.COM ^ | MAY 24, 2005 | Amberin Zaman

[CHARLITE]

Rojda was 13 when she was raped two years ago by a neighbor in this hardscrabble Kurdish province. In order to "cleanse" her honor, she was forced to marry her attacker in an unofficial Islamic-style ceremony. He later was convicted of raping a 7-year-old boy and has been imprisoned.

But Rojda's troubles were far from over, according to an account of her ordeal provided by her family and attorneys. She allegedly was raped again in March by her father-in-law, who she said demanded she prostitute herself to earn her keep. When Rojda refused, the relatives and attorneys charge, a group of men held her down and sliced off her nose.

Police raided their home after being tipped off by neighbors, who heard her cries. The men were briefly detained, then set free — though they have since been rearrested.

Rojda's story is not unusual: Human rights groups and Turkish officials say violence against women is widespread in Turkey, though statistics are hard to come by because so many attacks go unreported. They blame the violence on poverty, a lack of education and the patriarchal structure prevalent in much of Turkish society.

[CHARLITE]

In Iran, rape victims don't even have the "choice" of marrying the perpetrators. Raped women are stuck into holes in the ground, with only their heads exposed. Then, they are stoned to death.......for "adultery!"

[wizardoz]

Just depressing.

[isthisnickcool]

This is no surprise coming from a backwards society that promotes female genital mutilation.

Religion of horror and death.

[CHARLITE]

Ping! - Remember that this is "the religion of peace"

[Americanexpat]

Yeah I was thinking the same thing as I read the story. If she hadn't have married the guy then her family would have killed her.

reminds me of the Kuwaiti guy that went to India and married a very pretty girl, with the family's consent. He went back to Kuwait after thirty days, but before he left he sold her to a brothel. The family had a hell of a time getting her out.

[nmh]

"This year in the province of Batman, east of Diyarbakir, an 18-year-old girl was shot to death by her brother for wearing blue jeans."

The problem isn't "education".

The problem is ISLAM and their evil koran that advocates this crap.

[Drew68]

Ping! - Remember that this is "the religion of peace"

I have ceased being shocked at the levels of barbarism these animals will sink to and the more I learn, the more I am convinced that every last one of them needs to be removed from the face of the earth.

[cynblogger]

And they call Americans "Infidels." These women have no rights, no protection, and way out. How barbaric.

[charleywhiskey]

Islam is a social disease.

[GoLightly]

This is no surprise coming from a backwards society that promotes female genital mutilation.

Backwards society, yes.

Religion of horror and death.

Religious practice, no, though there are some who use religion to justify it & that religion can be Muslim, Christian, Jewish or any number of African pagan religions.

[bayourod]

"He later was convicted of raping a 7-year-old boy "

There have been some threads of FR that claim man/boy sex is OK under Islamic law. That true?

[SJackson]

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

A culture that creates a great deal of sorrow.

[SmithL]

Oh joy. Something else for show & tell time during diversity days in the local public schools.

[wagglebee]

These are some sick f*cks we are dealing with over there.

[GoLightly]

Honor killing pre-dates Islam. On May 2, a Christian father in Ramallah killed his 22-year-old daughter after she told him she wanted to marry a Muslim man.

[texson66]

Religion of horror and death.

Religious practice, no, though there are some who use religion to justify it & that religion can be Muslim, Christian, Jewish or any number of African pagan religions.

Yes, anyone can justify their actions as being true to their religion; however, in the case of islam, those kinds of actions are required! Study islam carefully: it is an evil, ferocious wolf in sheep's clothing!

[King Prout]

it's a religion of peace, don't'cha know?

[GoLightly]

However, in the case of islam, those kinds of actions are required!

You are wrong. FGM is *not* required by Islam.

[joemo]

In Iran, rape victims don't even have the "choice" of marrying the perpetrators. Raped women are stuck into holes in the ground, with only their heads exposed. Then, they are stoned to death.......for "adultery!"

under iranian law, a woman who is raped must be able to prove she struggled sufficiently.

a girl was given 100 lashes for claiming rape but being unable to prove it sufficiently. this is horrific enough. stonings do occur, but are reasonably rare and only for married adulterers - unmarried people involved in adultery get lashes. the case of a rape victim being stoned to death would be quite rare, but yes it does happen. the law and judges make it hard for a woman to prove rape, and if it isnt rape, then it must be...

its noting that males may also be stoned, and while this is much less common than females, it has occurred. the law states that a victim who escapes is free, but many do escape and are dragged back so the job may be finished. one woman was shot after escaping. they cant even seem to follow their own barbaric laws - the mob rules.

the dichotomy between the educated western freindly people in iran and the poor religious extremists is great in iran. for example, the difference between urbane tehranis and those from the holy city of qom is like people from a different country. those who post here blustering about nuking tehran miss the point entirely - nuke tehran and some of the larger cities and you are removing the america freindly majority. its the extremist minority that are in control that are our enemy. they are the ones controlling the judiciary and they are the ones stoning people to death.

when rape is proven (not that easy to do), the rapists are hung in iran, and yes it does happen. also, not long ago a woman accused of murder was using a rape defence. she was unsiccessful and is to be hung.