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  • Semi-News: Europe Ponders Legalizing "Honor Killings" (SATIRE)

    10/10/2005 8:56:13 PM PDT · by jsemmens · 4 replies · 287+ views
    AZCONSERVATIVE ^ | 7 Oct 2005 | John Semmens
    A proposal to legalize so-called "honor killings" is making the rounds in Brussels. The proposal is inspired by pressure to end intolerance and discrimination against Muslims. "Honor killing" is the term applied when male family members who feel disgraced by perceived immodest behavior of a female relative kill her. The types of behavior likely to be considered immodest include going out without being accompanied by a male relative, failure to cover the head, enjoying the company or companionship of non-Muslims and seeking employment outside the home. "We are told that our laws against homicide conflict with this traditional Muslim obligation,"...