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Over 1200 females of all ages are killed in the name of honor every year in Pakistan. It is insane and totally crazy to think that one can safeguard their honor by taking a life. You do not only dishonor the one you kill but dishonor yourself and your family as well. What bothers me the most is that somehow honor killings are associated with religion.
I guess it seems that most honor killings occur in Muslim societies - Which may be correct but honor killings happens in India among Hindus and Christians as well. I guess what makes this act even more shameful is that the killers are acquitted in majority of cases on an Islamic blood money law. It is sad that it is happening in a religion that values life as a precious gift from the Lord.
We see people wearing the religion on their sleeves and foreheads, yet when a pregnant young helpless woman is beaten to death, with thirty or so onlookers, it is shameful that not one had the courage to step forward and help this dissolute woman. Doesn’t the Prophet (for whom we are willing to kill) has asked us to stand up against injustices and help the down trodden? Did we not disobey him and dishonor him by not standing up against this attack on a helpless woman?
It is time for Pakistani law makers to make sure they draft a law soon that will ensure harsh, strict and swift punishments for the offenders. It is also high time for the media to raise awareness among the masses about this honor killing. Its time we educate our populace about this crime, which has become part of our society.
Source:There is NO HONOR in Killing | The Pakistani Spectator
I guess it seems that most honor killings occur in Muslim societies - Which may be correct but honor killings happens in India among Hindus and Christians as well. I guess what makes this act even more shameful is that the killers are acquitted in majority of cases on an Islamic blood money law. It is sad that it is happening in a religion that values life as a precious gift from the Lord.
We see people wearing the religion on their sleeves and foreheads, yet when a pregnant young helpless woman is beaten to death, with thirty or so onlookers, it is shameful that not one had the courage to step forward and help this dissolute woman. Doesn’t the Prophet (for whom we are willing to kill) has asked us to stand up against injustices and help the down trodden? Did we not disobey him and dishonor him by not standing up against this attack on a helpless woman?
It is time for Pakistani law makers to make sure they draft a law soon that will ensure harsh, strict and swift punishments for the offenders. It is also high time for the media to raise awareness among the masses about this honor killing. Its time we educate our populace about this crime, which has become part of our society.
Source:There is NO HONOR in Killing | The Pakistani Spectator