Miss Iraq goes into hiding from militants

AP ^ | April 12, 2006

[Panzerlied]

AMMAN, Jordan - Iraq’s newly crowned beauty queen has gone into hiding, fearing she will be targeted by Islamic militants who reportedly threatened to kill other women who participated in a Baghdad pageant last week.

Silva Shahakian, an Iraqi Christian, received the title of Miss Iraq when the initial winner stepped down after receiving death threats and two other runners-up also bowed out, a person familiar with the event said Wednesday.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/jawanewqueen.bmp

[Kenny Bunkport]

Silva Shahakian, an Iraqi Christian

They'd kill her simply for her faith.

[HoosierHawk]

How did you find that picture so fast?

[-=[_Super_Secret_Agent_]=-]

Google Image

[-=[_Super_Secret_Agent_]=-]

there is a reason why Google is THE search engine

[Clintonfatigued]

There are so many examples of Muslims brutality and blood-lust, stories like this don't even surprise me anymore.

[Spruce]

Friggin troglodytes.

[freedumb2003]

[-=[_Super_Secret_Agent_]=-]

[HoosierHawk]

Thanks. I'll remember that.

And may Miss Iraq stay safe from the proponents of "The Religion of Peace."

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

You'll never guess who was voted Miss Congeniality.

[mnehring]

I am happy to see the progress where an Islamic woman can at least attempt to compete, even if she is in fear, it is still a step forward.

They could, however, have found a prettier woman.. //slap hand, bad typist//

[joesnuffy]

I think JFK was voted Mz Congenitalia

[Tax-chick]

She's an ethnic-Armenian Christian. It is legal in Iraq for Armenians to practice Christianity, sorta.

[mnehring]

an Iraqi Christian...

Off Topic note: Many Christians have learned some interesting things since the liberation about the ancient Christian groups in Iraq, such as the Johnnites who trace their theological ancestry to John the Baptist's followers. This is another group that was highly persecuted under Saddam.

[mnehring]

Thanks, I didn't know if se was part of the Johnnites, Christian Kurdish sects, or another group... but it does prompt interesting historical discussion (see previous post..)

[-=[_Super_Secret_Agent_]=-]

the middle east used to be full of christians. Then Islam took over and threaten to kill any arab if they don't convert.

[HoosierHawk]

There she is!!

[DTogo]

Once again, the Islamo-facists who can't "get any" go after those they can't "get any" from...