Hot Topics

Arizona – Noor Almaleki case: Family Says Noor Almaleki “Failed to Live by Traditional Muslim Values” – Woman in Critical Condition in Alleged “Honor Killing” Attempt

— Arizona Republic: “Son: Dad accused of running over women was disrespected”
— Arizona Republic reports:

— “The brother of Noor Almaleki, whom police say was run over by her father last week, has told a local television news station that the father and daughter have been in conflict the past couple of years.”
— “Noor Almaleki had married a man in Iraq but returned to the United States and moved in with a boyfriend and his mother in Surprise. The father was furious about the arrangement, according to the brother.”
— “Noor, who underwent spinal surgery, remained unconscious Monday as her father, Faleh Hassan Almaleki of Glendale, continued to elude police.”
— “Peter-Ali Almaleki told CBS 5 News that his sister went ‘out of her way to disrespect’ her traditional Muslim father.”
— “On Oct. 20, Peoria police were called to a Department of Economic Security parking lot and found that Noor Almaleki and her boyfriend’s mother, Amal Edan Khalaf, had been run over. They believe that Faleh Almaleki struck the women while driving his 2000 silver Jeep Grand Cherokee, license plate ADS-9192.”
— “Khalaf reportedly was improving but Noor Almaleki remained in ‘life-threatening’ condition, according to police.”
— “Family members told police that the father was upset that his daughter failed to live by traditional Muslim values.”

— KPHO Phoenix CBS 5 Reports “Family: Anger Fueled Dad’s Attack On Daughter”:
— KPHO reports:
“Peter-Ali Almaleki told CBS 5 News in an exclusive interview Saturday that for years his father and sister have been at odds.”
— “He said much of the conflict stems from his sister choosing to not follow in the family’s Muslim traditions but he added he had no idea what led his father to run over his sister.”
— “He said part of the hurt is the tension between father and daughter for the past two years. ‘The people she’s been living with is what triggered my dad’s anger,’ he said.”
— “‘The past two years she’s been going out of her way being disrespectful and the person, the boy that is supposedly her boyfriend, now I don’t like him,’ said Peter-Ali Almaleki.”
— “And for a traditional Muslim family, he said that disrespect was the ultimate insult to his father.”
— “‘Different cultures, different values,’ he said. ‘One thing to one culture does not make sense to another culture.'”

20-year-old Noor Faleh Almaleki

20-year-old Noor Faleh Almaleki