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Is this Britain's first white honour killing victim?
Mail Online ^ | PUBLISHED: 16:03 EST, 16 March 2012 | By JANE CORBIN

Posted on 03/17/2012 4:35:11 PM PDT by MovementConservative

Laura Wilson was just 17 years old — a happy but headstrong girl whose love story across the racial divide would have a tragic ending. ‘She was feisty — if she had anything to say she would speak out,’ her mother Margaret says, as she showed me a picture of a smiling, mischievous teenager.

Laura’s Asian boyfriend, Ashtiaq Ashgar, also 17, was born in Britain but when Laura challenged his family’s traditional cultural values by confronting them with details of their relationship, she had to be silenced. One night in October 2010, Laura was lured to the banks of a canal in Rotherham in South Yorkshire, where Ashtiaq attacked her before throwing her into the water.

He was subsequently arrested and found guilty of Laura’s murder last June and sentenced to 17 years in prison. So does this mean that Laura was the first white victim of an honour killing in Britain?

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: honorkilling; islam
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To: MovementConservative

Islam is antithetical to the West & Islam is irreconcilable with the West.

Even though the Muslim was born in England, he was acculturated as a Muslim, and killed his lover as Muslims do.

Islam Delenda Est - because of what Islam is and what Muslims do.


21 posted on 03/17/2012 8:18:44 PM PDT by GladesGuru (In a society predicated upon freedom, it is necessary to examine principles."...the public interest)
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To: sjmjax

In the UK, people from the ME are ‘Middle Eastern’ or referred to by the country ie Iraqi, Syrian, Jordanian.

Pakistan is not part of the ME, therefore in the UK are called ‘Pakistani’ or ‘Asian’. Same for Indian or Bangladeshi. The other term we use is ‘south east asia’/’south east asian’.

People from China, Korea, Thailand, Singapore etc are referred to by country or as Oriental or Far Eastern.


22 posted on 03/18/2012 8:15:54 AM PDT by the scotsman (I)
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To: the scotsman

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23 posted on 03/18/2012 8:39:39 PM PDT by Publius6961 (“It’s easy to make phony promises you can’t keep.” - Obama, Feb23, 2012)
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To: Clintonfatigued; GOPsterinMA; fieldmarshaldj; Dengar01

Dear girls, Don’t. date. Muslims.


24 posted on 03/19/2012 1:56:06 AM PDT by Impy (Don't call me red.)
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To: MovementConservative

She seemed very headstrong which, unfortunately is a quality that is glorified today in young women.


25 posted on 06/01/2012 6:49:39 PM PDT by cradle of freedom (Long live the Republic !)
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To: elcid1970

There is an all around lack of common sense in society today, self respect as well.


26 posted on 06/01/2012 6:52:19 PM PDT by cradle of freedom (Long live the Republic !)
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