The Danger To the Prosecution of Calling an “Honor Killing” an Honor Killing.

by Phyllis Chesler
Pajamas Media
February 26, 2009

http://www.phyllis-chesler.com/425/the-danger-to-the-prosecution-of-calling-an-honor

Excerpt:

On February 17, 2009, a reporter quoted the Buffalo DA as saying that Muzzamil Hassan, in custody for the Buffalo beheading of his wife, is “a pretty vicious and remorseless bastard.”

On February 18, 2009, the Buffalo DA kept the media away from Muzzamil Hassan’s hearing. Wise move.

Once upon a time, a Muslim woman, bright with hope, lived in the heartland of America. She wanted to lead her own life. She refused to marry her first cousin. She chose to attend college and she planned to become an elementary school teacher. She dared to drive her own car. Two of her cousins stalked her, warned her, threatened her, accused her of “turning her back on her own culture.”

Which culture? The culture of an American Ohio or the culture of the Muslim Middle East?

Nine years ago, on January 8, 1999, in Cleveland, Ohio, after attending mosque services with her parents, Methel Dayem was murdered in what prosecutors termed an "honor killing." Methel and her family were Palestinians, allegedly from the West Bank.

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