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Ali Mahwood-Awad Irsan: Honor Killings Case Sees Texas Jury Convict Immigrant
Newsmax ^ | Friday, 27 July 2018 | staff

Posted on 07/28/2018 10:37:15 AM PDT by Eddie01

Ali Mahwood-Awad Irsan, a Jordanian immigrant found guilty of honor killings, could now face the death penalty.

A Texas jury convicted Irsan of killing his daughter's American husband and an Iranian women's rights activist in what prosecutors described as "honor killings."

Prosecutors say Ali Mahwood-Awad Irsan was enraged when Nesreen Irsan left home to marry a Christian and convert to Christianity, so he orchestrated the killings of his son-in-law and his daughter's close friend who had encouraged the marriage.

"Honor and shame, that's what this is all about," special prosecutor Anna Emmons told jurors. "You heard him say honor is a big deal to him. And the only way to clean that honor is to kill."

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Irsan faces life in prison or the death penalty.

Irsan testified that his daughter caused his family pain after running away to marry Beavers, and that Bagherzadeh had encouraged the union.

Nesreen Irsan testified that her father forbade her from dating Christians. She said she went to court to obtain a protective order to stop her family from harassing her after she moved in with Beavers.

Ali Mahwood-Awad Irsan acknowledged that he violated the protective order by continuing to call his daughter and drive near Beavers' home. But he said he was concerned his daughter was on drugs and making bad decisions.

Among the nearly 100 witnesses in the trial was Irsan's wife, Shmou Alrawabdeh, who testified last week that her conservative Muslim husband believed he had to kill Beavers to restore his honor. She told the jury that Irsan sneaked into Beavers' apartment and shot him to death.

Alrawabdeh was also charged in the case, but she pleaded guilty to a lesser kidnapping charge in exchange for testifying against Irsan.

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(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: honorkillings; islam; muslim
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1 posted on 07/28/2018 10:37:15 AM PDT by Eddie01
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To: Eddie01
Nesreen Irsan testified that her father forbade her from dating Christians.

Isn't that racist?

2 posted on 07/28/2018 10:43:26 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob ("Other People's Money" = The life blood of Liberalism)
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To: Eddie01

F your “honor”! You bass ackwards, Stone Age, cave dwelling POS! You DO NOT belong amongst civilized society in any country.


3 posted on 07/28/2018 10:43:53 AM PDT by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison...like yesterday!!!)
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To: Eddie01

With any luck, a shiv between the ribs will end his days.


4 posted on 07/28/2018 10:46:28 AM PDT by chief lee runamok (mongrel at large)
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To: Eddie01

I am amazed that the Snowflake Capitol of Texas, otherwise known as Houston, found a jury that would convict a Muslim of anything ...


5 posted on 07/28/2018 10:49:26 AM PDT by BlueLancer (Antifa and Social Justice Warriors (SJWs) = SturmAbteilung)
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To: chief lee runamok

I’ve watched a few yard attack videos.

The neck and temple punctures really stand out.

One can only hope.


6 posted on 07/28/2018 10:52:33 AM PDT by Eddie01
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To: Maskot

F your “honor”! You bass ackwards, Stone Age, cave dwelling POS! You DO NOT belong amongst civilized society in any country.

Thank you for saying what I was too lazy to type. Hopefully my fellow Houstonians/Texans will put this POS on the gurney posthaste. He’s taking up someone else’s oxygen. Damn, I wish they’d bring the chair back.........grrrrrr


7 posted on 07/28/2018 10:54:20 AM PDT by Dawgreg
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To: BlueLancer

I am amazed that the Snowflake Capitol of Texas, otherwise known as Houston, found a jury that would convict a Muslim of anything ...

There’s still a lot of us here that are holding on for dear life BlueLancer and you saw that in the quick verdict. Have faith.......;)


8 posted on 07/28/2018 10:56:01 AM PDT by Dawgreg
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To: Eddie01
Irsan faces life in prison or the death penalty.

"You heard him say honor is a big deal to him. And the only way to clean that honor is to kill."

Texas, take the convicted murderer at his word, clean your state's honor.

9 posted on 07/28/2018 11:11:14 AM PDT by null and void (Freedom is in our blood, we don't pass it down genetically, but through the blood we spill.)
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To: Eddie01

There’s no Honor in Killing your family ,string him up


10 posted on 07/28/2018 11:12:42 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Eddie01

Excellent news!


11 posted on 07/28/2018 11:19:18 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: Dawgreg
Don’t worry, some judge will rule that since the jury was not composed of all conservative Muslims he did not get a fair trial. </sarcasm>
12 posted on 07/28/2018 11:44:17 AM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: reg45

Don’t worry, some judge will rule that since the jury was not composed of all conservative Muslims he did not get a fair trial. </sarcasm>

Don’t get me started on judges. They’re some of the most dangerous people on earth when it gets right down to the matter........pray for President Trump that he may by some miracle get as many Conservative and legally sharp minds as possible on as many courts as possible.


13 posted on 07/28/2018 12:08:59 PM PDT by Dawgreg
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To: Eddie01

Murder is murder


14 posted on 07/28/2018 12:21:20 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: null and void
We use it
15 posted on 07/28/2018 1:00:48 PM PDT by mabarker1 (congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!!)
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To: Maskot

Is impaling an option as a method of execution?


16 posted on 07/28/2018 2:23:33 PM PDT by SheepWhisperer ("The past does not have to define the future")
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To: Dawgreg

Grrrrrrr is right! I am so DONE with our “betters” thinking these invaders are just misunderstood. We understand them completely and know what needs to be done. And our ahole politicians think they are going to be able to control these people??? They are savages beyond repair or redemption. They’ll cut the heads off of any politician in a nanosecond, when their numbers reach critical mass. They need to cease to exist on this planet. (Politicians too!)


17 posted on 07/28/2018 3:01:49 PM PDT by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison...like yesterday!!!)
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To: Maskot

I am so DONE with our “betters” thinking these invaders are just misunderstood. We understand them completely and know what needs to be done. And our ahole politicians think they are going to be able to control these people??? They are savages beyond repair or redemption. They’ll cut the heads off of any politician in a nanosecond, when their numbers reach critical mass. They need to cease to exist on this planet. (Politicians too!)

Hear, Hear.......;)


18 posted on 07/28/2018 8:34:38 PM PDT by Dawgreg
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