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| Sukhoi29SU |
The following article was extracted from an online news site, and truly made me sick to my stomach. There are videos taken from a cell phone floating around the internet that happened to be linked to this article, however, I strongly discourage viewing them- I couldn't watch for more than a few seconds before I turned it off in pure horror/disbelief. The people that did this are a ing disgrace to humanity. It's a true shame that people are capable of doing such a thing, and for what!?? Differences in religious beliefs?? Makes me absolutely sick. This girl was only 17 years old...
"The moment a teenage girl was stoned to death for loving the wrong boy
Last updated at 18:28pm on 3rd May 2007
A 17-year-old girl has been stoned to death in Iraq because she loved a teenage boy of the wrong religion.
As a horrifying video of the stoning went out on the Internet, the British arm of Amnesty International condemned the death of Du’a Khalil Aswad as "an abhorrent murder" and demanded that her killers be brought to justice.
Reports from Iraq said a local security force witnessed the incident, but did nothing to try to stop it. Now her boyfriend is in hiding in fear for his life.
Miss Aswad, a member of a minority Kurdish religious group called Yezidi, was condemned to death as an "honour killing" by other men in her family and hardline religious leaders because of her relationship with the Sunni Muslim boy.
They said she had shamed herself and her family when she failed to return home one night. Some reports suggested she had converted to Islam to be closer to her boyfriend.
Miss Aswad had taken shelter in the house of a Yezidi tribal leader in Bashika, a predominantly Kurdish town near the northern capital, Mosul.
A large crowd watched as eight or nine men stormed the house and dragged Miss Aswad into the street. There they hurled stones at her for half an hour until she was dead.
The stoning happened last month, but only came to light yesterday with the release of the Internet video.
It is feared her death has already triggered a retaliatory attack. Last week 23 Yezidi workmen were forced off a bus travelling from Mosulto Bashika by a group of Sunni gunmen and summarily shot dead.
An Amnesty International spokesman in London said they receive frequent reports of honour crimes from Iraq – particularly in the predominantly Kurdish north.
Most victims are women and girls who are considered by male relatives to have shamed their families by immoral behaviour.
Kurdish authorities have introduced reforms outlawing honour killings, but have failed to investigate them or prosecute suspects, added the Amnesty spokesman.
Kate Allen, the organisation’s UK director, said: "This young girl’s murder is truly abhorrent and her killers must be brought to justice.
"Unless the authorities respond vigorously to this and any other reports of crimes in the name of 'honour', we must fear for the future of women in Iraq." |
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| inconspicuous |
It's ok--it's another culture. Who are we to judge?
:rolleyes: |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sukhoi29SU
The people that did this are a ing disgrace to humanity. |
Certainly, but I think the reality is that the people who would not do this sort of thing, given the "right" upbringing, are the exceptions, not the rule. |
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| AndreaCKY772 |
| that really is a shame |
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| Sukhoi29SU |
| quote: | Originally posted by inconspicuous
It's ok--it's another culture. Who are we to judge?
:rolleyes: |
It's okay.. followed by your little rolling eyes face!??
You know what? you- cause it's really not okay. |
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| inconspicuous |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sukhoi29SU
It's okay.. followed by your little rolling eyes face!??
You know what? you- cause it's really not okay. |
The sarcasm failed. It was intended to mock the ridiculousness of the statement. Correct--it's not ok.
...bah. |
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| tubularbills |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sunsnail
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I haven't personally seen it, but I'm sure its not pretty |
wai wai wai, you haven't watched this, but you're passing it around to people?
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| Scottaculous |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sunsnail
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I haven't personally seen it, but I'm sure its not pretty |
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| Sukhoi29SU |
| quote: | Originally posted by inconspicuous
The sarcasm failed. It was intended to mock the ridiculousness of the statement. Correct--it's not ok.
...bah. |
Correct, the sarcasm did fail. My apologies for not recognizing it. |
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| Lebezniatnikov |
Based on our Western cultural and moral values, this is horribly wrong. Based on the indigenous cultural and moral values of northern Iraq, it's a way of life. Of course we are going to be outraged, but I think your indignation is hardly fair. And posting the video is only an attempt to incite further indignation. What's the point of that? To hate their culture? To support the War in Iraq? To gather support for your own personal moral outlook or to somehow validate it?
I'm not saying that what happened is right, because I certainly don't believe so. But I am saying that I don't believe you are in the right either for imposing your outrage on us for something that we can't possibly fully grasp. |
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| Zharen |
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I seriously doubt he posted it to support the War in Iraq. Mainly because reading that only spurred my conviction to get out of there. Everybody's so damn PC these days. So fine, we can respect their beliefs by getting the Hell out of there and watching from a distance as they continue killing each other in the name of Allah. Watching respectfully, of course.
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