What the useful idiots do not want to face or acknowledge is that Islamic oppression of women is roughly equal to slavery: her life is not her own, she is denied freedom of movement, her marriage is forced upon her, the fruits of her labor quite literally -- her children -- do not belong to her, and if she tries to escape she may be murdered with impunity.
Among other things, we are an abolitionist movement. Maybe what is needed is an underground railroad for Muslim women. When one of these teenage girls is threatened with death by her father because he's afraid it's going to shrivel up and fall off if she goes out and has her own life, she should not have to walk into that house the one last time that results in her death.
Honor Killings are very much not in the news here in the United States, even though there has been a very recent, and very high profile Honor Killing in the Dallas area. The media has not really come out and explained the situation. Certainly, we would never have anyone in a position such as the coroner come out and explain that it was opposition, on the part of the victim, to an arranged marriage which would have led to the killing. No, that simply wouldn't happen.
And, sadly, the reason that would be given for not explaining the situation to the public would be an adherence to the legal process itself. A lot of truth can be hidden in rules and bureaucracy.
Saturday, January 12, 2008 1:19:00 pm
Anonymous said...
With the increase in atrocities the Left will really show itself up as hypocrites and they will lose even more influence.
Saturday, January 12, 2008 1:58:00 pm
Anonymous said...
We can only hope. What is frustrating is that the atrocities will have to reach a dangerous level for that breakthrough to occur. That should have happened back on 9/11/01.
Saturday, January 12, 2008 2:20:00 pm
Honour killings are are all over the MSM in the UK at the moment particularly this latest case when Coroner Ian Smith hit the nail on the head when he said, "These are just basic fundamental rights and they were denied to her."
High profile cases like this are undoubtedly undermining anything the "useful idiots" on both sides might say and the message comes out loud and clear that Islam is actually all about denying human rights not just for infidels but Muslims also.
Mr Smith said: "Shafilea was the victim of a very vile murder. I'm convinced of that because of the way in which the body was disposed.
"It had been hidden and she had been taken many miles away from home. There's no evidence before the court as to who did it.
"Her ambition was to live her own life in her own way. To study, to follow a career in the law and to do what she wanted to do.
"These are just basic fundamental rights and they were denied to her."
He said the concept of an arranged marriage in Pakistan was central to the circumstances leading up to Shafilea's death.
"She did not want to be married, full stop, at this point. She did not want to marry someone she did not know or may not like." Read it all here >>
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Close this window Jump to comment formWhat the useful idiots do not want to face or acknowledge is that Islamic oppression of women is roughly equal to slavery: her life is not her own, she is denied freedom of movement, her marriage is forced upon her, the fruits of her labor quite literally -- her children -- do not belong to her, and if she tries to escape she may be murdered with impunity.
Among other things, we are an abolitionist movement. Maybe what is needed is an underground railroad for Muslim women. When one of these teenage girls is threatened with death by her father because he's afraid it's going to shrivel up and fall off if she goes out and has her own life, she should not have to walk into that house the one last time that results in her death.
Saturday, January 12, 2008 1:10:00 pm
Honor Killings are very much not in the news here in the United States, even though there has been a very recent, and very high profile Honor Killing in the Dallas area. The media has not really come out and explained the situation. Certainly, we would never have anyone in a position such as the coroner come out and explain that it was opposition, on the part of the victim, to an arranged marriage which would have led to the killing. No, that simply wouldn't happen.
And, sadly, the reason that would be given for not explaining the situation to the public would be an adherence to the legal process itself. A lot of truth can be hidden in rules and bureaucracy.
Saturday, January 12, 2008 1:19:00 pm
With the increase in atrocities the Left will really show itself up as hypocrites and they will lose even more influence.
Saturday, January 12, 2008 1:58:00 pm
We can only hope. What is frustrating is that the atrocities will have to reach a dangerous level for that breakthrough to occur. That should have happened back on 9/11/01.
Saturday, January 12, 2008 2:20:00 pm