Razor,
No, not at all, I thought the Mirza piece by my read put a lot of honor killings at the feet or Arab culture, but a lot of these countries aren't Arab but still have honor killings, so I was asking is it possible the least common denominator here in these honor killings isn't Islam, but a lower value of life, especially female life, in Third World cultures.
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by akv
What is the least common denominator here? The culture in these parts of the world place lower value on life in general, particularly females. By my read Mirza puts a lot of this stuff at the feet of Arab culture, hiding behind Islam. [B]A lot of the countries on this list are dominated by Arab culture, but not all Arabs are Muslims, and we have documented instances of honor killings from this region by folks from other religions. Several of these countries aren’t Arab, so is it Islam?[/B] No, there are clearly verses from the Koran which decry this sort of activity. I don’t know much about Bangladesh but if Mirza is credible, they are Muslims who don’t do this. Perhaps they find other excuses to kill their women. The least common denominator here seems women are treated with barbarism in the culture of Third World nations regardless of religion.
|
__________________
"Men Wanted: for Hazardous Journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success.” -Sir Ernest Shackleton
“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” –Greek proverb
|