(Dis)honor Killings
Regardless of what any religion's wisdom filled jurisprudence may decree on equality between men and women in many parts of our world, the age old and antiquated "tribal" customs that are antithesis to modernity and tortured humanity, even in this sunlight of human beings' monumental achievement filled 21st century, women are being locked in jail, for their own protections, to keep them being murdered by their own family members, in the brutal macabre of "honor killings".
What honor is there to kill one's own siblings, daughters or other family members? Which religious or secular texts sanction such a cruel practice? NONE. But the customs prevail amongst zealous men, even female members in same family get involved.
A few decades ago, talking about honor killings in some nations were considered in the realm of "taboo", as Lina Nabil, a Jordanian journalist observes, “The subject was a taboo when I started writing about it. At first people were in a state of denial; then they accused me of being un-Jordanian, a whore, an enemy of religion,” she said. “But slowly the truth emerged.”
Slowly the truth emerged, but still, "there has been no real reduction in honor killings. To achieve that, Lina believes, the law courts must start prosecuting as murderers the men who kill their female family members. Currently, under Article 98 of the Jordanian Penal Code, a man can claim “mitigating circumstances”, and receive a light custodial sentence, Lina said. “In every murder I’ve investigated, the woman was held to be responsible for the crimes committed against her, even though she was actually the victim,” said Lina, “What we want is equality before the law. Then we will see change.”
Here the international community, especially global collective organizations, like U.N., and the major political and economical power forces can surely weigh in, along with the regional intelligentsia that includes clerical and secular entities in troubled nations. Unified efforts from near and far can achieve perhaps the contemporary unthinkable semblance and equality in meticulous but trapped jurisprudence.
Read Jack Fairweather's article from following link:
(Dis)honor Killings
See the video below on Honor Killings:
If you cannot view this video, you can find it from the link below:
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/islamsadvance/2008/04/honor_killings_jordan.html
What honor is there to kill one's own siblings, daughters or other family members? Which religious or secular texts sanction such a cruel practice? NONE. But the customs prevail amongst zealous men, even female members in same family get involved.
A few decades ago, talking about honor killings in some nations were considered in the realm of "taboo", as Lina Nabil, a Jordanian journalist observes, “The subject was a taboo when I started writing about it. At first people were in a state of denial; then they accused me of being un-Jordanian, a whore, an enemy of religion,” she said. “But slowly the truth emerged.”
Slowly the truth emerged, but still, "there has been no real reduction in honor killings. To achieve that, Lina believes, the law courts must start prosecuting as murderers the men who kill their female family members. Currently, under Article 98 of the Jordanian Penal Code, a man can claim “mitigating circumstances”, and receive a light custodial sentence, Lina said. “In every murder I’ve investigated, the woman was held to be responsible for the crimes committed against her, even though she was actually the victim,” said Lina, “What we want is equality before the law. Then we will see change.”
Here the international community, especially global collective organizations, like U.N., and the major political and economical power forces can surely weigh in, along with the regional intelligentsia that includes clerical and secular entities in troubled nations. Unified efforts from near and far can achieve perhaps the contemporary unthinkable semblance and equality in meticulous but trapped jurisprudence.
Read Jack Fairweather's article from following link:
(Dis)honor Killings
See the video below on Honor Killings:
If you cannot view this video, you can find it from the link below:
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/islamsadvance/2008/04/honor_killings_jordan.html
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