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To: Ilaine who wrote (133969)	8/23/2005 1:50:38 PM
From: Constant Reader	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793808

No, I'm asking about honor killings, though. Surely you aren't arguing they don't happen with some regularity?

To: Ilaine who wrote (133969)	8/23/2005 1:52:01 PM
From: carranza2	Respond to of 793808

Surely you are not arguing that the Koran dictates honor killings? Or that Sharia law dictates honor killings? I don't think either specifically dictate honor killings, but that is not the same as saying that they are not in practice condoned by fundamentalists. They are, a fact which is easy to prove. The nutball Palestinians are famous for them, Koran or Sharia and religious piety notwithstanding. It's hard to imagine that we live in the same world, one in which the NYT's Sunday Styles section proudly announces same sex weddings while other parts of the same paper report on the latest stoning of an allegedly adulterous woman in Saudi Arabia. World gone mad.

To: Ilaine who wrote (133969)	8/23/2005 5:29:21 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Respond to of 793808

Or that Sharia law dictates honor killings? It depends on the meaning of "is". Although religious and other figures, including the late King Hussein, have condemned honor killings as contrary to Islamic law and principles, many of those who endorse the practice and advocate retaining Article 340 hold that the law is consonant with shari'a and suitable for an Islamic society. In February 2000, the newspaper al-Sabeel, a pro-Islamist daily, conducted a survey and found that 78% of female respondents and 77% of males were in favor of keeping Article 340 in its current form (Husseini 2000b). A majority of respondents agreed that the campaign against honor crimes was a result of international pressure, and 81% agreed that honor killings occur because shari'a is not implemented in Jordan (Husseini 2000b). The survey is not a reliable indicator of general public opinion in Jordan,43 but it may well represent the opinions of al-Sabeel's primary audience. It also conforms to the editorial position of al-Sabeel, which generally agrees with the IAF. findarticles.com